Curved polymer and polyelectrolyte brushes beyond the Daoud-Cotton model

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-256

  Zhulina, E B ^a   Birshtein, T M ^a   Borisov, O V ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

^b UMR CNRS 5067   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONFORMATIONS; FREE ENERGY; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

IONIC POLYMERS; POLYMER DENSITY; SINGLE-EXPONENT POWER LAW; SOLUTION SALINITY;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 33746613758     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2006-10013-5     Document Type: Article

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