Thermodynamics of ionic microgels

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Levin, Yan ^a   Diehl, Alexandre ^b   Fernandez Nieves A ^c   Fernandez Barbero A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; FREE ENERGY; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRATION; IONS; MONOMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; THERMODYNAMICS;

ELECTROSTATIC FREE ENERGY; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORY; IONIC MICROGELS; WIGNER-SEITZ CELL;

GELS;

EID: 41349092687     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.036143     Document Type: Article

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