Molecular dynamics simulation of polymer nanoparticle collisions: orbital angular momentum effects

• Published in: Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 3115 - 3121
• Main Authors: Hathorn, B.C., Sumpter, B.G., Barnes, M.D., Noid, D.W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2002; Elsevier
• Subjects: Angular momentum; Applied sciences; Collisional dynamics; Exact sciences and technology; Miscellaneous; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Properties and characterization; Scattering trajectories; Scattering trajectories; Collisional dynamics; Angular momentum; Theoretical study; Polymer; Computer simulation; Nanoparticle; Particle collision; Molecular dynamics method

The collisional dynamics of polymer nanoparticles is investigated using molecular dynamics, with a particular focus on angular momentum effects. Unlike zero impact parameter collisions discussed elsewhere, which are greatly weighted toward sticking collisions, the outcome of collisions with non-zero...