Phase transitions of a neutral polyampholyte

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 231, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 467-483

  Barbosa, Marcia C ^a   Levin, Yan ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROLYTES; GELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SOLVENTS;

AFFINE NETWORK THEORY; COMPACT GLOBULAR STATE; DEBYE-HUCKEL THEORY; DILUTE COLLAPSED STATE; DIPOLAR FORMATION; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION; MICROELECTROLYTE; MICROGEL; NEUTRAL POLYAMPHOLYTE; RUBBER ELASTICITY;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 0041632167     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(96)00107-0     Document Type: Article

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