Supramolecular self-assembly of multiblock copolymers in aqueous solution

Langmuir

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1469-1473

  Determan, Michael D ^a   Guo, Liang ^b   Thiyagarajan, P ^b   Mallapragada, Surya K ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER SEDIMENTS; SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING (SANS);

MICELLES; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PH EFFECTS; PHASE SEPARATION; SELF ASSEMBLY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33644518425     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la0527691     Document Type: Article

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