Simulation and theory of flexible equilibrium polymers under poor solvent conditions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Pam, LaKedra S ^a   Spell, Larissa L ^a   Kindt, James T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE SEPARATION;

FLEXIBLE EQUILIBRIUM; POLYMERIZING MONOMERS; SIMULATION RESULTS; THERMODYNAMIC THEORY;

POLYMERS;

POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34047268553     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2714945     Document Type: Article

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