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Molecular Modeling of Elastomers

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Atomistic modeling of elastomers; Atomistic modeling of polymer networks and gels; Molecular modeling of polymer networks and gels

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Molecular modeling of elastomers refers to the use of computers and associated software to simulate the structure and predict properties of elastomers by using polymer molecules as the building block (Fig. 1).

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A two-dimensional projection of a single polymer chain fragment (in black) and its neighbors (in gray), based on periodic boundary conditions. Setups like this one form the basis for setting up a molecular simulation for polymers

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  1. Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. (Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden), Hohe Str. 6, Dresden, Saxony, D-01069, Germany

    Vassilios Galiatsatos

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  1. Kyoto Institute of Technology R & D Center for Bio-Based Materials, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany

    Klaus Müllen

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Galiatsatos, V. (2014). Molecular Modeling of Elastomers. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_299-1

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