Effects of chemical impurities on the adsorption of polymer chains from a semidilute solution

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 8637-8653

  Zajac, Richard ^a   Chakrabarti, Amitabha ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESORPTION; IMPURITIES; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE INTERFACES; SOLUTIONS;

EQUILIBRIUM STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POLYMER CHAIN; SOLID LIQUID INTERFACE; STATIC CHAIN CHARACTERISTICS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0031275086     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.475016     Document Type: Article

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