Chain morphology, swelling exponent, persistence length, like-charge attraction, and charge distribution around a chain in polyelectrolyte solutions: Effects of salt concentration and ion size studied by molecular dynamics simulations

Macromolecules

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 7125-7137

  Hsiao, Pai Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROSTATICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS;

CHAIN STRUCTURE; CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; MECHANICAL INSTABILITY;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 33750311901     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0609782     Document Type: Article

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