Emergence of multiple tori structures in a single polyelectrolyte chain

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 6299-6305

  Sakaue, Takahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DNA; ELECTRIC CHARGE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERMITTIVITY; SOLVENTS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CHARGE DENSITY; POLYMER CHAINS;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 1942425510     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1652433     Document Type: Article

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