Phase diagram of solution of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 352, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 216-238

  Zhang, Rui ^a   Shklovskii, B I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; CONDENSATION; DNA; NEGATIVE IONS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POSITIVE IONS; SCREENING;

COULOMB REPULSION; DISPROPORTIONATION; POLYANIONS (PA); POLYCATIONS (PC);

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 17844375109     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.12.037     Document Type: Article

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