Molecular Dynamics Simulations on the Demolding Process for Nanostructures with Different Aspect Ratios in Injection Molding
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Model Constructing
2.2. Force Field and Simulation Procedure
3. Result and Discussion
3.1. Investigation on the Conformation Change
3.2. Determination of Density and Its Distribution
3.3. Determination of Adhesion Energy and Demolding Force
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Weng, C.; Yang, D.; Zhou, M. Molecular Dynamics Simulations on the Demolding Process for Nanostructures with Different Aspect Ratios in Injection Molding. Micromachines 2019, 10, 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100636
Weng C, Yang D, Zhou M. Molecular Dynamics Simulations on the Demolding Process for Nanostructures with Different Aspect Ratios in Injection Molding. Micromachines. 2019; 10(10):636. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100636
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeng, Can, Dongjiao Yang, and Mingyong Zhou. 2019. "Molecular Dynamics Simulations on the Demolding Process for Nanostructures with Different Aspect Ratios in Injection Molding" Micromachines 10, no. 10: 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100636