Effect of attractions on the structure of polymer solutions confined between surfaces: A density functional approach

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Patra, Chandra N ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLVENTS; SPHERES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FREE ENERGY FUNCTIONAL; WEIGHTED DENSITY APPROXIMATIONS; YUKAWA-TYPE ATTRACTIONS;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 33847198259     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2567271     Document Type: Article

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