A cooperative phenomenon between polymer chain and supercritical solvent: Remarkable expansions of solvophobic and solvophilic polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 19, 2005, Pages

  Sumi, Tomonari ^a   Sekino, Hideo ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER CHAINS; SOLVOPHILIC POLYMERS; SOLVOPHOBIC POLYMERS; SUPERCRITICAL SOLVENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ENTROPY; HAMILTONIANS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 21444445703     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1900728     Document Type: Article

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