Monte Carlo models for nanoparticle formation in two microemulsion systems

Langmuir

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 6507-6513

  Jain, Ravi ^a   Mehra, Anurag ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICELLES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS;

FINITE REACTION; INTERMICELLAR EXCHANGE; NANOPARTICLES; REACTANTS;

MICROEMULSIONS;

EMULSIONS; MICELLES; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POISSON RATIO; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 3442885366     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la049624z     Document Type: Article

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