Chain self-assembly and phase transitions in semiflexible polymer systems

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1432-1439

  Kindt, James T ^a   Gelbart, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICELLES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMERIZATION;

CHAIN SELF-ASSEMBLY; SEMIFLEXIBLE POLYMERS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 0035124703     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1332810     Document Type: Article

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