The rheology of dilute solutions of flexible polymers: Progress and problems

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-70

  Larson, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS (BD); COIL DISTORTION; FLEXIBLE POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENE COILS;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 20344398263     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1835336     Document Type: Review

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