3 papers
cond-mat.soft2024
Activity-Induced Stiffness, Entanglement Network and Dynamic Slowdown in Unentangled Semidilute Polymer Solutions
Jing Li, Bokai Zhang, Zhi-Yong Wang
Active polymers possess numerous unique properties that are quite different from those observed in the system of small active molecule due to the intricate interplay between their…
cond-mat.soft2024
Glass formation in mechanically interlocked ring polymers: the role of induced chain stiffness
Jian Li, Bokai Zhang, Yushan Li
Polymer-related materials exhibit rich glassy behaviors at different length scales due to their various molecular structures and topological constraints. Recent studies have identi…
cond-mat.soft2024
Conformational and static properties of tagged chains in solvents: effect of chain connectivity in solvent molecules
Hong-Yao Li, Bokai Zhang, Zhi-Yong Wang
Polymer chains immersed in different solvent molecules exhibit diverse properties due to multiple spatiotemporal scales and complex interactions. Using molecular dynamics simulatio…