Dynamics of collapse of flexible polyampholytes

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 5126-5129

  Lee, Namkyung ^a   Thirumalai, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; CONFORMATIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FREE ENERGY; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SURFACE TENSION;

BIOMOLECULES; LIFSHITZ-SLYOZOV MECHANISM; POLYAMPHOLYTES;

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034300472     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1312267     Document Type: Article

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