Theory of the depletion force due to rodlike polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3721-3729

  Mao, Y ^a   Cates, M E ^b   Lekkerkerker, H N W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COLLOIDS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC THEORY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMERS; PROBABILITY;

DEPLETION FORCE; DERJAGUIN APPROXIMATION; ONSAGER LIMIT; RODLIKE POLYMERS; THERMAL ENERGY;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 0031103112     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.473424     Document Type: Article

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