Counterion structure and dynamics in polyelectrolyte solutions

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 2-8

  Prabhu, Vivek M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterion; Counterion condensation; Poisson Boltzmann; Polyelectrolyte; Scattering; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; IONIC STRENGTH; IONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SCATTERING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

COUNTERION; COUNTERION CONDENSATION; POISSON-BOLTZMAN;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

POLYELECTROLYTE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 23744453598     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2005.04.002     Document Type: Review

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