Counterion condensation on flexible polyelectrolytes: dependence on ionic strength and chain concentration

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 5673-5680

  Schiessel, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYELECTROLYTES; SOLUTIONS;

COUNTERION CONDENSATION; POLYMER CHAIN;

POLYCONDENSATION;

EID: 0032598411     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma990051k     Document Type: Article

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