Polymer networks are complex systems consisting of molecular components. Whereas the
properties of the individual components are typically well understood by most chemists …

Porous polymer and copolymer membranes are useful for ultrafiltration of functional
macromolecules, colloids, and water purification. In particular, block copolymer membranes …

This paper describes and provides Z1+, the successor of the Z-and Z1-codes for topological
analyses of mono-and polydisperse entangled linear polymeric systems, in the presence or …

The Kremer–Grest (KG) polymer model is a standard model for studying generic polymer
properties in molecular dynamics simulations. It owes its popularity to its simplicity and …

The mechanical and physical properties of polymeric materials originate from the interplay of
phenomena at different spatial and temporal scales. As such, it is necessary to adopt …

The conformational statistics of ring polymers in melts or dense solutions is strongly affected
by their quenched microscopic topological state. The effect is particularly strong for …

Over the past two decades polymer nanocomposites have received tremendous interest
from industry and academia due to their advanced properties comparative to polymer …

We present a detailed study of the static and dynamic behaviors of long semiflexible polymer
chains in a melt. Starting from previously obtained fully equilibrated high molecular weight …

We simulate and theoretically analyze the properties of entangled polymer melts confined in
thin film and cylindrical geometries. Macromolecular-scale conformational changes are …

Individual molecule dynamics have been shown to influence significantly the bulk
rheological and microstructural properties of short-chain, unentangled, linear polyethylene …