Statics and dynamics of homopolymer adsorption and desorption: A Monte Carlo study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2418-2437

  Zajac, Richard ^a   Chakrabarti, Amitabha ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001344467     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.470937     Document Type: Article

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