Phase transition behavior of a linear macromolecule threading a membrane

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 5510-5514

  Di Marzio, Edmund A ^a   Mandell, Arnold J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0001728813     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.474256     Document Type: Article

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