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Vlasis G. Mavrantzas

Vlasis G. Mavrantzas

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Chemistry

D-Index
40
Citations
6527
World Ranking
17876
National Ranking
90

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
40
Citations
6608
World Ranking
7308
National Ranking
61

Overview

Vlasis G. Mavrantzas is affiliated with the University of Patras in Greece. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, physics and astronomy, and chemistry, with a strong emphasis on materials chemistry and polymers.

The scientist has contributed to 27 publications in materials science, 18 in physics and astronomy, and 18 in chemistry. Subfields of study include materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The main topics of research for Vlasis G. Mavrantzas include:

  • Material dynamics and properties
  • Surfactants and colloidal systems
  • Electrostatics and colloid interactions
  • Rheology and fluid dynamics studies
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Phase equilibria and thermodynamics

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Macromolecules
  • Polymers
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Macromolecular Theory and Simulations
  • Frontiers in Physics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vlasis G. Mavrantzas include:

  • Using Monte Carlo to Simulate Complex Polymer Systems: Recent Progress and Outlook (2021, Frontiers in Physics)
  • Size and Diffusivity of Polymer Rings in Linear Polymer Matrices: The Key Role of Threading Events (2020, Macromolecules)
  • Individual Contributions of Adsorbed and Free Chains to Microscopic Dynamics of Unentangled poly(ethylene Glycol)/Silica Nanocomposite Melts and the Important Role of End Groups: Theory and Simulation (2021, Macromolecules)
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Amorphous Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (2020, Macromolecules)
  • Quantitative Prediction of the Structure and Viscosity of Aqueous Micellar Solutions of Ionic Surfactants: A Combined Approach Based on Coarse-Grained MARTINI Simulations Followed by Reverse-Mapped All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations (2020, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation)

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their research, frequently working with the following co-authors:

  • Dimitrios G. Tsalikis
  • Pavlos S. Stephanou
  • Dimitris G. Mintis
  • Emmanuel N. Skountzos
  • Katerina S. Karadima

Best Publications

  • End-bridging Monte Carlo: A fast algorithm for atomistic simulation of condensed phases of long polymer chains

    Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Travis D. Boone;Evangelia Zervopoulou;Doros N. Theodorou

  • A Novel Monte Carlo Scheme for the Rapid Equilibration of Atomistic Model Polymer Systems of Precisely Defined Molecular Architecture

    Nikos Ch. Karayiannis;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Doros N. Theodorou

  • Crossover from the Rouse to the Entangled Polymer Melt Regime: Signals from Long, Detailed Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Supported by Rheological Experiments

    V. A. Harmandaris;V. G. Mavrantzas;D. N. Theodorou;M. Kröger

  • Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Polydisperse Linear Polyethylene Melts

    Vagelis A. Harmandaris;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Doros N. Theodorou

  • Detailed atomistic simulation of a polymer melt/solid interface : Structure, density, and conformation of a thin film of polyethylene melt adsorbed on graphite

    Kostas Ch. Daoulas;Vagelis A. Harmandaris;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas

  • Primitive Path Identification and Entanglement Statistics in Polymer Melts: Results from Direct Topological Analysis on Atomistic Polyethylene Models

    Katerina Foteinopoulou;Nikos Ch. Karayiannis;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Martin Kröger

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Polymer Melt/Solid Interface: Local Dynamics and Chain Mobility in a Thin Film of Polyethylene Melt Adsorbed on Graphite

    Vagelis A. Harmandaris;Kostas Ch. Daoulas;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas

  • Flow Effects on Melt Structure and Entanglement Network of Linear Polymers: Results from a Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of a Polyethylene Melt in Steady Shear

    Chunggi Baig;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Martin Kröger

  • Atomistic Monte Carlo simulation of strictly monodisperse long polyethylene melts through a generalized chain bridging algorithm

    Nikos Ch. Karayiannis;Ageliki E. Giannousaki;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Doros N. Theodorou

  • Atomistic Simulation of Polymer Melt Elasticity: Calculation of the Free Energy of an Oriented Polymer Melt

    Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Doros N. Theodorou

  • Detailed Atomistic Simulation of the Segmental Dynamics and Barrier Properties of Amorphous Poly(ethylene terephthalate) and Poly(ethylene isophthalate)

    Nikos Ch. Karayiannis;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Doros N. Theodorou

  • Detailed Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulation of cis-1,4-Poly(butadiene)

    Georgia Tsolou;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Doros N. Theodorou

  • Melt Structure and Dynamics of Unentangled Polyethylene Rings: Rouse Theory, Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulation, and Comparison with the Linear Analogues

    Georgia Tsolou;Nikos Stratikis;Chunggi Baig;Pavlos S. Stephanou

  • Quantifying chain reptation in entangled polymer melts: Topological and dynamical mapping of atomistic simulation results onto the tube model

    Pavlos S. Stephanou;Chunggi Baig;Georgia Tsolou;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas

  • All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Temperature Effects on the Structural, Thermodynamic, and Packing Properties of the Pure Amorphous and Pure Crystalline Phases of Regioregular P3HT

    Orestis Alexiadis;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas

  • Detailed molecular dynamics simulation of the self-diffusion of n-alkane and cis-1,4 polyisoprene oligomer melts

    V. A. Harmandaris;M. Doxastakis;V. G. Mavrantzas;D. N. Theodorou

  • On the compatibility between various macroscopic formalisms for the concentration and flow of dilute polymer solutions

    Antony N. Beris;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas

  • Determination of the Mechanical Properties of a Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanocomposite with Functionalized Graphene Sheets through Detailed Atomistic Simulations

    Emmanuel N. Skountzos;Alexandros Anastassiou;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Doros N. Theodorou

  • Analysis of Slow Modes in Ring Polymers: Threading of Rings Controls Long-Time Relaxation

    Dimitrios G. Tsalikis;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Dimitris Vlassopoulos

  • Structure and dynamics of polymer rings by neutron scattering: breakdown of the Rouse model

    Ana R. Brás;Rossana Pasquino;Thanasis Koukoulas;Georgia Tsolou

  • Atomistic Monte Carlo Simulations of Polymer Melt Elasticity: Their Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics GENERIC Formulation in a Generalized Canonical Ensemble

    Vlasis G. Mavrantzas;Hans Christian Öttinger

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