Polymer networks are complex systems consisting of molecular components. Whereas the
properties of the individual components are typically well understood by most chemists …

The relation between atomistic chemical structure, molecular architecture, molecular weight,
and material properties is of basic concern in modern soft material science and includes …

Since the classical molecular dynamics simulator LAMMPS was released as an open source
code in 2004, it has become a widely-used tool for particle-based modeling of materials at …

Molecular modeling and simulations are invaluable tools for the polymer science and
engineering community. These computational approaches enable predictions and provide …

Strain-induced crystallization (SIC) prevalently strengthens, toughens, and enables an
elastocaloric effect in elastomers. However, the crystallinity induced by mechanical …

The viscoelastic properties of high molecular weight polymeric liquids are dominated by
topological constraints on a molecular scale. In a manner similar to that of entangled ropes …

Exploring recent developments in the field, Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and
Biomolecular Systems examines systematic ways of constructing coarse-grained …

Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) are important materials that are widely used in many
current technologies and potentially have broader applications in the future due to their …

During interphase chromosomes decondense, but fluorescent in situ hybridization
experiments reveal the existence of distinct territories occupied by individual chromosomes …

Molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to investigate the structural properties of
melts of nonconcatenated ring polymers and compared to melts of linear polymers. The …