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Multiscale modeling and simulation of polymer nanocomposites

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In this article, a review of the recent advances in the fundamental understanding of polymer nanocomposites reinforced by nanofillers is presented, including the thermodynamics and kinetics of formation, molecular structure and dynamics, morphology, processing behaviors, and mechanical properties.
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This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2008-02-01. It has received 598 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Multiscale modeling & Polymer nanocomposite.

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Modeling of polymer/clay nanocomposites by an iterative micromechanical approach

TL;DR: In this article, an iterative micromechanical method is presented in order to predict the elastic constants of composites and nanocomposites including arbitrarily oriented reinforcement particles, which is capable of introducing into the matrix any kind of heterogeneity based on its dimension, orientation, mechanical properties and volume fraction.
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation: the Effect of Graphene on the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Based Photoresist: SU8

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A Multiscale Simulation Method and Its Application to Determine the Mechanical Behavior of Heterogeneous Geomaterials

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Ethanol Diffusion in Polyethylene Vinyl Acetate: Modelling and Experimentation

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Understanding Molecular Simulation: From Algorithms to Applications

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