How does solvent molecular size affect the microscopic structure in polymer solutions?

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Li, Yunqi ^a,b   Huang, Qingrong ^b   Shi, Tongfei ^a   An, Lijia ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL OVERLAP CONCENTRATIONS; GYRATION; POLYMER CHAIN CONFORMATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SOLVENTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33746846920     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2213610     Document Type: Article

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