The thermodynamics of reversible cyclization in semiflexible polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 7765-7773

  Dua, Arti ^a   Cherayil, Binny J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; ENTHALPY; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DEGREE OF STIFFNESS; ENTROPIC ELASTICITY; REVERSIBLE CYCLIZATION; SEMIFLEXIBLE POLYMERS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0037159412     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1509448     Document Type: Article

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