A variety of single-and multicyclic polymers having programmed chemical structures with
guaranteed purity have now become obtainable owing to a number of synthetic …

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 …

Polycatenanes have recently attracted considerable attention due to their potential for many
applications and as model systems for understanding the role of mechanical interlocking in …

Scaling is one of the most fundamental concepts in theoretical polymer physics. For linear
polymers in semidilute solutions under a good solvent condition, there has been a well …

Abstract Effect of topological catenation on dimensional and shape properties of a single
linear polycatenane (or [n] catenane), a polymer composed entirely of interlocking rings …

We studied equilibrium conformations of trivial-, 3 1-knot, and 5 1-knot ring polymers with
finite chain length at their θ-conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. The polymer chains …

The scaling behavior of the second virial coefficient of ring polymers at the theta temperature
of the corresponding linear polymer (θ L) is investigated by off-lattice Monte Carlo …

By defining a topological constraint value (rn), the static and dynamic properties of a polymer
brush composed of moderate or short chains with different topological ring structures are …

Interaction between two simple ring chains catenated in a molecule was estimated by a
Metropolis Monte Carlo simulation, and the result was compared with a model. We …

The second virial coefficient, A 2, for trivial-ring polymers in dilute condition was estimated
from a Metropolis Monte Carlo (MC) simulation, and the temperature dependence of A 2 has …