Knots in globule and coil phases of a model polyethylene

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 43, 2005, Pages 15102-15106

  Virnau, Peter ^a   Kantor, Yacov ^b   Kardar, Mehran ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SPANNING COIL; SWOLLEN PHASE;

POLYETHYLENES;

METHYL GROUP; MONOMER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; MODEL; MOLECULAR SIZE; PHYSICAL PHASE; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 27544511752     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja052438a     Document Type: Article

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