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Nano tools for macro problems: multiscale molecular modeling of nanostructured polymer systems

Maurizio Fermeglia, +2 more
- 09 Jul 2013 - 
- Vol. 20, Iss: 6, pp 379-394
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A current challenge of physical, chemical, and engineering sciences is to develop theoretical tools for predicting structure and properties of complex materials from the knowledge of a few input materials as mentioned in this paper, which is a current challenge in the field of physics.
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A current challenge of physical, chemical, and engineering sciences is to develop theoretical tools for predicting structure and properties of complex materials from the knowledge of a few input pa...

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