Polyethylene

Contents for Polyethylene

• Current group members working on polyethylene
• Current collaborators at other institutions working on polyethylene
• Previous coworkers on polyethylene at The University of Akron
• Recent publications on ethylene
• Request a reprint

CURRENT GROUP MEMBERS WORKING ON POLYETHYLENE

• Mr. Heng Lin

CURRENT COLLABORATIONS ON POLYETHYLENE WITH OTHER SCIENTISTS

• Prof. Ernst D. von Meerwall, Department of Physics, University of Akron

PREVIOUS COWORKERS ON POLYETHYLENE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

• Dr. E. Demet Akten
• Prof. Ivet Bahar
• Prof. Donghai Chen
• Prof. Junhan Cho
• Dr. Robert W. Dodge
• Prof. Pemra Doruker
• Prof. Burak Erman
• Dr. Dayong He
• Prof. Turkan Haliloglu
• Dr. Jee Jang
• Dr. Kuei-Jen Lee
• Dr. Sanghoon Lee
• Dr. S. C. Mathur
• Dr. Rahmi Ozisik
• Dr. Roland F. Rapold
• Dr. Klein Rodrigues
• Prof. Visit Vao-soongnern
• Prof. Yongmei Wang
• Dr. Guoqiang Xu
• Dr. Yongjian Zhan
• Dr. N. R. Zhang
• Prof. Ignacio Zuniga

RECENT (1994-present) PUBLICATIONS ON POLYETHYLENE

• Rane SS, Mattice WL "Interior segment regrowth configurational bias algorithm for the efficient sampling and fast relaxation of coarse-grained polyethylene and polyoxyethylene melts on a high coordination lattice" J Chem Phys 2005, 122, 234913/1-234913/6
• Lin H, Erguney F, Mattice WL "Collapsed chains as models for filler particles in a polymer melt" Polymer 2005, 46, 6154-6162
• Xu G; Lin H; Mattice WL "Configuration selection in the simulations of the crystallization of short polyethylene chains in a free-standing thin film" J Chem Phys 2003, 119, 6736-6743.
• von Meerwall ED; Ozisik RO; Mattice WL; Pfister PM "Self-diffusion of linear and cyclic alkanes, measured with pulsed-gradient spin-echo NMR" J Chem Phys 2003, 119, 3867-3873
• Xu G; Mattice WL "Monte Carlo simulation on separation and co-crystallization of a mixture of short polyethylene chains in a thin film" J Chem Phys 2002, 117, 3440-3447
• Xu G; Vao-soongnern V; Mattice WL "Similarities and differences in the rapid crystallization induced in n-tetracontane by an instantaneous deep quench of the free-standing nanofiber and free-standing thin film" Macromol Theory Simul 2002, 11, 494-500
• Xu G; Mattice WL "Monte Carlo simulation of the crystallization and annealing of a free-standing thin film of n-tetracontane" J Chem Phys 2002, 116, 2277-2283
• Ozisik R; von Meerwal ED; Mattice WL "Comparison of the diffusion coefficents of linear and cyclic alkanes" Polymer 2002, 43, 629-635
• Xu G; Mattice WL "Study on structure formation of short polyethylene chains via dynamic Monte Carlo simulation" Comput Theor Poly Sci 2001, 11, 405-413
• Vao-soongnern V; Ozisik R; Mattice WL "Monte Carlo simulation of the structures and dynamics of amorphous polyethylene nanoparticles" Macromol Theory Simul 2001, 10, 553-563
• Doruker P; Mattice WL "Effect of surface roughness on structure and dynamics in thin films" Macromol Theory Simul 2001, 10, 363-367
• Akten ED; Mattice WL "Monte Carlo simulation of head-to-head, tail-to-tail polypropylene and its mixing with polyethylene in the melt" Macromolecules 2001, 34, 3389-3395.
• Vao-soongnern V; Doruker P; Mattice WL "Simulations of thin films and fibers of amorphous polymers" in Computational Studies, Nanotechnology, and Solution Thermodynamics of Polymer Systems, Dadmun MD; Van Hook WA; Noid DW; Melnichenko YB; Sumpter BG, Eds., Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2001, pp 117-126
• Vao-soongnern V; Mattice WL "Topological effects on static and dynamic properties in an amorphous nanofiber composed of cyclic polymers" Macromol Theory Simul 2000, 9, 570-577
• Doruker P; Wang Y; Mattice WL "Simulation of the random scission of C-C bonds in the initial stage of the thermal degradation of polethylene" Comput Theor Polym Sci 2001, 11, 155-166
• Jang JH; Ozisik RO; Mattice WL "A Monte Carlo simulation on the effects of chain end modification on freely standing thin films of amorphous polyethylene melts" Macromolecules 2000, 33, 7663-7671
• Vao-soongnern V; Mattice WL "Dynamic properties of an amorphous polyethylene nanofiber" Langmuir 2000, 16, 6757-6758
• Ozisik R; Doruker P; Mattice WL; von Meerwall ED "Translational diffusion in Monte Carlo simulations of polymer melts: Center of mass displacement vs. integrated velocity autocorrelation function" Comput Theor Polym Sci 2000, 10, 411-418.
• Baschnagel J; Binder K; Doruker P; Gusev AA; Hahn O; Kremer K; Mattice WL; Muller-Plathe F; Murat M; Paul W; Santos S; Suter UW; Tries V "Bridging the gap between atomistic and coarse-grained models of polymers: Status and perspectives" Adv Polym Sci 2000, 152, 41-156.
• Jang JH; Mattice, WL "A Monte Carlo simulation for the effect of compression on an amorphous polyethylene melt in very thin confined geometry" Macromolecules 2000, 33, 1467-1472.
• Vao-soongnern V; Doruker P; Mattice WL "Simulation of an amorphous polyethylene nanofiber on a high coordination lattice" Macromol Theory Simul 2000, 9, 1-13.
• Doruker P; Mattice WL "A second generation of mapping/reverse mapping of coarse-grained and fully atomistic models of polymer melts" Macromol Theory Simul 1999, 8, 463-478.
• von Meerwall E; Feick EJ; Ozisik R; Mattice WL "Diffusion in binary liquid n-alkane and alkane-polyethylene blends" J Chem Phys 1999, 111, 750-757.
• Jang JH; Mattice, WL "The effect of solid wall interaction on an amorphous polyethylene thin film, using a Monte Carlo simulation on a high coordination lattice" Polymer 1999, 40, 4685-4694.
• Lee S; Mattice WL "A `phantom bubble' model for the distribution of free volume in polymers" Comput Theor Polym Sci 1999, 9, 57-61.
• Doruker P; Mattice, WL "Mobility of the surface and interior of thin films composed of amorphous polyethylene" Macromolecules 1999, 32, 194-198.
• Doruker P; Mattice, WL "Segregation of chain ends ia weak contributor to increased mobility at free polymer surfaces" J Phys Chem B 1999, 103, 178-183.
• Doruker P; Mattice, WL "Dynamics of bulk polyethylene on a high coordination lattice" Macromol. Symp. 1998, 133, 47-70.
• Jang J; Mattice WL "Time scales for three processes in the interdiffusion across interfaces" Polym Commun 1998, 40, 1911-1914.
• von Meerwall E; Beckman S; Jang J; Mattice WL "Diffusion of liquid n-alkanes: Free volume and density effects" J Chem Phys 1998, 108, 4299-4304.
• Doruker P; Mattice WL "Simulation of polyethylene thin films on a high coordination lattice" Macromolecules 1998, 31, 1418-1426.
• Doruker P; Mattice WL "Reverse mapping of coarse grained polyethylene chains from the second nearest neighbor diamond lattice to an atomistic model in continuous space" Macromolecules 1997, 30, 5520-5526.
• He D; Reneker DH; Mattice WL "Fully atomistic models of the surface of amorphous polyethylene" Comput Theor Polym Sci 1997, 7, 19-24.
• Rehahn M; Mattice WL; Suter UW "Rotational isomeric state models in macromolecular systems" Adv Polym Sci 1997, 131/132, 460 pp.
• Cho J; Mattice WL "Estimation of long range interaction in coarse-grained rotational isomeric state polyethylene chains on a high coordination lattice" Macromolecules 1997, 30, 637-644.
• Haliloglu T; Bahar I; Erman B; Mattice WL "Relative contributions of coupled rotations and small amplitude torsions to conformational relaxation in polymers" Macromolecules 1996, 29, 8942-8947.
• Rapold RF; Mattice WL "Introduction of short and long range energies to simulation of `real' chains on the 2nnd lattice" Macromolecules 1996, 29, 2457-2466.
• Zhang NR, Mattice WL "Influence of channel diameter on the dynamics of polyethylene in its inclusion complex with perhydrotriphenylene" Acta Polymer 1995, 46, 139-144.
• Mattice WL; Suter UW conformational theory of large molecules. The rotational isomeric state model in macromolecular systems, Wiley, New York, 1994. (Book)

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