Monte Carlo simulations of stretched charged polymers

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 107, Issue 32, 2003, Pages 8131-8139

  Khan, Malek O ^a   Chan, Derek Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

STRETCHED CHARGED POLYMERS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0042889445     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0273530     Document Type: Conference Paper

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