A monte carlo study of amphiphilic dendrimers: Spontaneous asymmetry and dendron separation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 19, 2005, Pages

  Giupponi, G ^a,b   Buzza, D M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC DENDRIMERS; CONTACT ENERGY; DENDRON SEPARATION; RADIAL DENSITY PROFILES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MICELLES; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE SEPARATION;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 21444456805     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1896347     Document Type: Article

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