Coarse-grained molecular-dynamics simulations of the self-assembly of pentablock copolymers into micelles

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 123, Issue 23, 2005, Pages

  Chushak, Y ^a   Travesset, A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBIC MONOMERS; PENTABLOCK SYSTEM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLUTIONS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 29244439960     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2137714     Document Type: Article

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