Interactions between polymer brushes in solvents of variable quality: A density functional theory study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Egorov, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUSHES; FLOW INTERACTIONS; POLYMERS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SOLVENTS;

A-DENSITY; COLLOIDAL PARTICLES; GRAFTED CHAINS; POLYMER BRUSHES; RELATIVE LENGTH; SOLVENT QUALITY;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 49749084379     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2968545     Document Type: Article

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