Multiscale Modeling of Epoxies and Epoxy-Based Composites
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Fig. 2 (a) Comparison between the degree of cross-linking as a function of the number of
simulation time steps as predicted from a traditional algorithm [40] and the curing algorithm
proposed by [27]. (b) Comparison of the uniformity of cross-linking in CG simulation domains
at different steps, as indicated in (a). (Reprint with permission from [27])