Coarse-Grained, Implicit Side-Chain Model of Bottlebrush Polymer Melts
Haisu Kang,
Tianyuan Pan,
Charles E. Sing
Abstract:The unique architecture of bottlebrush
polymers gives
rise to multiple
molecular parameters consisting of the bottlebrush backbone length
(N
bb), side chain length (N
sc), and grafting density (f). These
macromolecules can thus be engineered to exhibit a wide range of desired
properties, enabling their use in applications ranging from soft elastomers
to self-assembled photonic crystals. However, understanding the physical
behavior throughout this wide design space is challenging due to the
significant computat… Show more
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