Counterion-condensation-induced collapse of highly charged polyelectrolytes

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 7953-7959

  Schiessel, H ^a   Pincus, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION REACTIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COUNTERIONS; MACROIONS;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 0032480706     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma980823x     Document Type: Article

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