Solution behavior of polyethylene oxide in water as a function of temperature and pressure

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

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 577-585

  Bekiranov, Stefan ^a   Bruinsma, Robijn ^b   Pincus, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4243212324     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.577     Document Type: Article

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