Protein-induced collapse of polymer chains

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 4635-4638

  Van Der Schoot, Paul ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS;

COLLOID DENSITY; POLYMER CHAIN;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0032116317     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma980249p     Document Type: Article

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