Confinement free energy and chain conformations of homopolymers confined between two repulsive walls

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3898-3904

  Wang, Yongmei ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; CONFINEMENT STRENGTH; POLYMER MELTS; POWER LAW;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; FREE ENERGY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; THIN FILMS;

HOMOPOLYMERIZATION;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; THERMODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 4444258099     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1777222     Document Type: Article

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