Depletion theory of protein transport in semi-dilute polymer solutions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2314-2321

  Odijk, Theo ^a,b,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Theory of Complex Fluids   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTROPHORESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR SIZE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; THEORY;

EID: 0033747315     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76477-0     Document Type: Article

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