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Generation of polymeric structures on a computer

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Our simulations of mechanical and tribological behavior of polymeric materials rely on the creation of realistic materials on a computer. They follow previous work with one- and two-phase two-dimensional materials [9, 10, 11]. We now report a procedure of creation of three-dimensional polymers. Related issues are those of characterization in terms of the average chain length and the average end-to-end distance and also of visualization of the structures before, during and after a tribological or mechanical simulated "experiment."

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Support for this research has been provided by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, 3° Quadro Comunitário de Apoio, Lisbon, and also by the Robert A. Welch Foundation, Houston (Grant # B-1203). Useful suggestions on this manuscript by Dr. Stephen Fossey, US Army Natick RD & E Center, Natick, MA, are much appreciated

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  1. Laboratory of Advanced Polymers and Optimized Materials (LAPOM), Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-5310, USA; and Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA

    Witold Brostow & Ricardo Simões

  2. Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Minho, 4800 Guimarães, Portugal

    António M. Cunha & Ricardo Simões

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Brostow, W., Cunha, A.M. & Simões, R. Generation of polymeric structures on a computer. Mat Res Innovat 7, 19–26 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10019-002-0218-y

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