Force-induced globule-coil transition in single polystyrene chains in water

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 33, 2007, Pages 10046-10047

  Gunari, Nikhil ^a   Balazs, Anna C ^b   Walker, Gilbert C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; POLYSTYRENE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; FORCE; GLOBULE COIL TRANSITION MODEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; TENSION; WATER ANALYSIS;

MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POLYSTYRENES; PROTEIN FOLDING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOLUENE; WATER;

EID: 34548172927     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja068652w     Document Type: Article

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