Size and pH effect on electrical and conformational behavior of poly(acrylic acid): Simulation and experiment

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1135-1144

  Laguecir, Abohachem ^a   Ulrich, Serge ^a   Labille, Jérôme ^a   Fatin Rouge, Nicolas ^a   Stoll, Serge ^a   Buffle, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficient; Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; Monte Carlo simulations; Poly(acrylic acid) ionization; Titration curves

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PH EFFECTS;

CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID) IONIZATION; TITRATION CURVES;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 33646001751     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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