Molecular scale simulations on thermoset polymers: A review

C Li, A Strachan - Journal of polymer science part B: polymer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the field of molecular simulations of thermoset polymers. This class of
polymers is of interest in applications ranging from structural components for aerospace to …

[HTML][HTML] Combined molecular algorithms for the generation, equilibration and topological analysis of entangled polymers: Methodology and performance

NC Karayiannis, M Kröger - International journal of molecular sciences, 2009 - mdpi.com
We review the methodology, algorithmic implementation and performance characteristics of
a hierarchical modeling scheme for the generation, equilibration and topological analysis of …

Cassandra: An open source Monte Carlo package for molecular simulation

JK Shah, E Marin‐Rimoldi, RG Mullen, BP Keene… - 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cassandra is an open source atomistic Monte Carlo software package that is effective in
simulating the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids. The different features and …

Molecular modeling investigations of sorption and diffusion of small molecules in Glassy polymers

N Vergadou, DN Theodorou - Membranes, 2019 - mdpi.com
With a wide range of applications, from energy and environmental engineering, such as in
gas separations and water purification, to biomedical engineering and packaging, glassy …

Using Monte Carlo to simulate complex polymer systems: Recent progress and outlook

VG Mavrantzas - Frontiers in Physics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metropolis Monte Carlo has been employed with remarkable success over the years to
simulate the dense phases of polymer systems. Owing, in particular, to the freedom it …

Molecular dynamics simulations for the description of experimental molecular conformation, melt dynamics, and phase transitions in polyethylene

J Ramos, JF Vega, J Martinez-Salazar - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
Long molecular dynamics simulations of the melt dynamics, glass transition and
nonisothermal crystallization of a C192 polyethylene model have been carried out. In this …

A general and efficient Monte Carlo method for sampling intramolecular degrees of freedom of branched and cyclic molecules

JK Shah, EJ Maginn - The Journal of chemical physics, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
A simple and easily implemented Monte Carlo algorithm is described which enables
configurational-bias sampling of molecules containing branch points and rings with …

Predicting experimental results for polyethylene by computer simulation

J Ramos, JF Vega, J Martínez-Salazar - European Polymer Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
This feature article reviews several aspects of computational approaches to polyethylene
melt and solid state properties in relation to existing experimental results. Based on 40 years …

Monte Carlo simulation of short chain branched polyolefins in the molten state

J Ramos, LD Peristeras, DN Theodorou - Macromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
Short chain branched (SCB) polyolefins as a model of metallocene ethylene/α-olefin
copolymers were simulated by Monte Carlo (MC) and molecular dynamics (MD) methods …

Detailed atomistic Monte Carlo simulations of a polymer melt on a solid surface and around a nanoparticle

YN Pandey, M Doxastakis - The Journal of chemical physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The molecular factors that govern interfacial interactions between a polymer melt and a solid
surface remain largely unclear despite significant progress made in the last years …