Micelle formation in triblock copolymer solutions

Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 275-280

  Monzen, M ^a   Kawakatsu, T ^a   Doi, M ^a   Hasegawa, R ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Critical micelle concentration; Polydispersity; Triblock copolymer

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; ENTROPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

POLYDISPERSITY; SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD THEORY; TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPOLYMER; POLYMER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034051189     PISSN: 10893156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1089-3156(99)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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