• DocumentCode
    162746
  • Title

    Molecular rationale for the structure of cyclic poly(methyl methacrylate) stereocomplexes

  • Author

    Christofferson, A.J. ; Yiapanis, G. ; Yarovsky, I. ; Ren, J.M. ; Qiao, G.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Aerosp., Mech. & Manuf. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    2-6 Feb. 2014
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    Using all-atom classical molecular dynamics simulations, we have determined the structure of stereocomplexes composed of double-stranded helices of linear isotactic and cyclic syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) in agreement with experimental X-ray diffraction data.
  • Keywords
    X-ray diffraction; molecular dynamics method; polymer structure; all-atom classical molecular dynamics simulations; cyclic poly(methyl methacrylate) stereocomplex structure; cyclic syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate); double-stranded helices; experimental X-ray diffraction; linear isotactic poly(methyl methacrylate); molecular rationale; Aerodynamics; Australia; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Force; Plastics; X-ray diffraction; X-ray diffraction; molecular dynamics; poly (methyl methacrylate); triple helix stereocomplex;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN), 2014 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Adelaide, SA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICONN.2014.6965252
  • Filename
    6965252