One- And two-component bottle-brush polymers: Simulations compared to theoretical predictions

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 660-689

  Hsu, Hsiao Ping ^a   Paul, Wolfgang ^a   Binder, Kurt ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blob picture; Monte Carlo simulation; Phase separation; Polymer brush; Scaling theory

Indexed keywords

MICROPHASE SEPARATION; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BLOB PICTURE; POLYMER BRUSH; SCALING THEORY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 35248851592     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200700031     Document Type: Article

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