Binary star-polymer solutions: Bulk and interfacial properties

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 14, Issue 46, 2002, Pages 12031-12050

  Archer, A J ^a   Likos, C N ^b   Evans, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; POLYMERS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

POLYMER SOLUTIONS;

BINARY MIXTURES;

EID: 0037175851     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/14/46/311     Document Type: Article

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