Structure Analysis of Jungle-Gym-Type Gels by Brownian Dynamics Simulation
Noriyoshi Ohta, K. Ono, Masako Takasu, Hidemitsu Furukawa, Michio Tokuyama, Irwin Oppenheim, Hideya Nishiyama · AIP conference proceedings · 2008
We investigated the structure and the formation process of two kinds of gels by Brownian dynamics simulation. The effect of flexibility of main chain oligomer was studied. From our results, hard gel with rigid main chain forms more homogeneous network structure than soft gel with flexible main chain. In soft gel, many small loops are formed, and clusters tend to shrink. This heterogeneous network structure may be caused by microgels. In the low density case, soft gel shows more heterogeneity than the high density case.