Computer simulations of phase transitions of bulk and confined colloid-polymer systems

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 369, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-290

  Chou, C Y ^a   Vo, T T M ^a   Panagiotopoulos, A Z ^b   Robert, M ^a,c,d  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloid polymer; Computer simulation; Depletion; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

COLLOID-POLYMERS; DEPLETION; LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER-TO-COLLOID SIZE RATIO;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33745684938     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2006.01.079     Document Type: Article

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