Small-angle neutron scattering from typical synthetic and biopolymer solutions

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 286, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 611-620

  Horkay, Ferenc ^a   Hammouda, Boualem ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustering; Hydrophilic hydrophobic interaction; Polymer solution; Small angle neutron scattering; Solvation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOPOLYMERS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SOLVATION;

SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

POLYMER SOLUTIONS;

BIOPOLYMER; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; MACROGOL; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYAMINOACID; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; POLYPROLINE; SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOLVATION; SOLVENT EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 44549086709     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-008-1849-3     Document Type: Review

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