Density functional theory for the nonspecific binding of salt to polyelectrolytes: Thermodynamic properties

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 699-706

  Patra, Chandra N ^a   Yethiraj, Arun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; DENSITY; SOLVATION; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034077942     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76628-8     Document Type: Article

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