Properties of grafted amphiphilic chains. A computer simulation study

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 387-392

  Sikorski, Andrzej ^a   Romiszowski, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYPEPTIDES;

ALPHA CARBON CHAINS; GRAFTED AMPHIPHILIC CHAINS; HETEROPOLYMER FILM; INTERMOLECULAR CHAINS; INTRAMOLECULAR CHAINS; METROPOLIS ALGORITHM; STATIC POPERTIES;

HYDROGEN BONDS;

EID: 1842639452     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci0304066     Document Type: Article

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