Finite-stretching corrections to the Milner-Witten-Cates theory for polymer brushes

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-144

  Kim, J U ^a   Matsen, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPIC REPULSION; MILNER-WITTEN-CATES THEORY; TRANSLATIONAL ENTROPY;

DILUTION; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INORGANIC POLYMERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLVENTS;

BRUSHES;

POLYMER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POLYMERS;

EID: 34547189616     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2007-10188-1     Document Type: Article

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