Computer simulations of stretching and collapse of polymer molecules in solution

• Computer simulations are reported for system of linear polymer molecules, diblock copolymer and dendrimer in dilute solution without and with elongational flow. The effect of fluctuating hydrodynamics interactions (HI) on the coil-stretch transition of linear polymers and dendrimers in elongational flow is studied. The process of coiling of homo- and blockcopolymer from completely extended state is also simulated.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Block copolymers

Dendrimers

Elongational flow

Linear polymers

Rheology

Simulations

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