Localization of random copolymers at a sharp interface: Effect of excluded volume

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 10377-10385

  Dwyer, Steven ^a   Trott, Michael ^a   Chen, Zheng Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONFORMATIONS; ENTROPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MONOMERS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

SHARP INTERFACES;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0034497348     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1322625     Document Type: Article

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