The size of a polymer in a symmetric solvent

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Lowe, C P ^a   Dreischor, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT PRESSURE; FLORY TEMPERATURE; SYMMETRIC SOLVENTS; VOLUME PARAMETERS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMICS;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 22944438416     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1852454     Document Type: Article

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