Polymer informatics: Current status and critical next steps

L Chen, G Pilania, R Batra, TD Huan, C Kim… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence (AI) based approaches are beginning to impact several domains of
human life, science and technology. Polymer informatics is one such domain where AI and …

Multiscale mechanics and molecular dynamics simulations of the durability of fiber-reinforced polymer composites

K Lin, Z Wang - Communications Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have gained widespread applications in many
engineering fields, making it imperative to study long-term performance under service …

Polymer Adhesion: Seeking New Solutions for an Old Problem#

G Raos, B Zappone - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymer adhesion is ubiquitous in both the natural world and human technology. It is also a
complex multiscale phenomenon, such that the solution of adhesion problems requires a …

Atomistic scale analysis of the carbonization process for C/H/O/N-based polymers with the ReaxFF reactive force field

M Kowalik, C Ashraf, B Damirchi… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
During the carbonization process of raw polymer precursors, graphitic structures can evolve.
The presence of these graphitic structures affects mechanical properties of the carbonized …

ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations of thermal reactivity of various fuels in pyrolysis and combustion

X Li, M Zheng, C Ren, L Guo - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
The methodology development and applications of ReaxFF molecular dynamics (ReaxFF
MD) in unraveling the complex reactions and kinetics for pyrolysis and oxidation of organic …

Carbon‐based Flame Retardants for Polymers: A Bottom‐up Review

GH Yeoh, IM De Cachinho Cordeiro… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This state‐of‐the‐art review is geared toward elucidating the molecular understanding of the
carbon‐based flame‐retardant mechanisms for polymers via holistic characterization …

Molecular insight into pyrolysis processes via reactive force field molecular dynamics: A state-of-the-art review

G Li, F Zheng, Q Huang, J Wang, B Niu, Y Zhang… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Molecular simulations based on reactive force-fields (ReaxFF) have been applied as a
powerful tool for exploring the pyrolysis process of complex carbonaceous materials. It can …

Molecular dynamics modeling of epoxy resins using the reactive interface force field

GM Odegard, SU Patil, PP Deshpande… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Predictive computational modeling of polymer materials is necessary for the efficient design
of composite materials and the corresponding processing methods. Molecular dynamics …

ReaxFF simulations of laser-induced graphene (LIG) formation for multifunctional polymer nanocomposites

A Vashisth, M Kowalik, JC Gerringer… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Irradiation of polymer films by a CO2 infrared laser under ambient conditions converts the
polymer into porous graphene or laser-induced graphene (LIG). Here, we simulate the …

Molecular simulations to elucidate transport phenomena in polymeric membranes

M Heiranian, RM DuChanois, CL Ritt… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite decades of dominance in separation technology, progress in the design and
development of high-performance polymer-based membranes has been incremental …