Entropic trapping of macromolecules by mesoscopic periodic voids in a polymer hydrogel

Nature

Volumn 397, Issue 6715, 1999, Pages 141-144

  Liu, Lei ^a,b,c   Li, Pusheng ^a,b   Asher, Sanford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Praxair Surface Technologies Incorporated   (United States)

^c Epsilon Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ENTROPY; HYDROGEL; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRYLIC RESINS; COLLOIDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HYDROGELS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; WATER;

EID: 0033552944     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/16426     Document Type: Article

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