Homopolymer solubilization limits in copolymer micelles: A Monte Carlo study

Macromolecules

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 8654-8662

  Pepin M P ^a,b   Whitmore, M D ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; THRESHOLD LOGIC;

COPOLYMER MICELLES; HOMOPOLYMER SOLUBILIZATION;

MICELLES;

EID: 0343832097     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma992136r     Document Type: Article

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