Static properties of polystyrene in semidilute solutions: A comparison of Monte Carlo simulation and small-angle neutron scattering results

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 666-672

  Pedersen, J S ^a   Schurtenberger, P ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0033558382     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1999-00219-7     Document Type: Article

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