Helical transition and growth of supramolecular assemblies of chiral discotic molecules

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 26, 2000, Pages 10076-10083

  Van Der Schoot, Paul ^a   Michels, M A J ^a   Brunsveld, Luc ^a   Sijbesma, Rint P ^a   Ramzi, Aïssa ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS;

SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES; ZIMM-BRAGG THEORY;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 0034513290     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la000794v     Document Type: Article

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