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. 2017 Feb 22;25(3):591–645. doi: 10.1007/s11831-016-9207-y

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

a Density distribution of a polyethylene melt as a function of distance from the surface of a filler (graphite slab, silica nanoparticle or fullerene C60). The decomposition into tails, trains and loops is carried out following Scheutjens and Fleer [164]. The inset provides profiles for selected systems. b Surface concentration together with predictions based upon geometrical arguments for ideal spheres and surface monomer density in the proximity of silica slabs. (Reprinted from [159], with the permission of AIP Publishing.)