Structural evidence of charge renormalization in semi-dilute solutions of highly charged polyelectrolytes

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 261-266

  Essafi, W ^a,b   Lafuma, F ^c   Williams, C E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

61.10.Eq X ray scattering (including small angle scattering); 61.12.Ex Neutron scattering techniques (including small angle scattering); 61.25.Hq Macromolecular and polymer solutions; polymer melts; swelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000072301     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050765     Document Type: Article

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