Effect of solvent quality on the conformations of a model comb polymer

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1962-1968

  Sheng, Yu Jane ^a   Cheng, Kuang Ling ^a   Ho, Chun Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOLVENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BRANCHED POLYMERS; EQUILIBRIUM STRUCTURE; GAUSSIAN SIDE CHAINS; POLYMER CHAINS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 3442882163     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1765100     Document Type: Article

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