Macromolecular clusters in poor-solvent polymer solutions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 6479-6490

  Raos, Guido ^a   Allegra, Giuseppe ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 0001759392     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.474306     Document Type: Article

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