Pressure-induced formation of diblock copolymer "micelles" in supercritical fluids. A combined study by small angle scattering experiments and mean-field theory. I. The critical micellization density concept

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3489-3498

  Raudino, A ^a   Lo Celso, F ^b   Triolo, A ^c   Triolo, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MONOMERS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY SCATTERING;

DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; MEAN-FIELD THEORY; POLYMER CHAINS;

MICELLES;

EID: 1642364073     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1640998     Document Type: Article

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