Self-consistent field/density functional study of conformational properties of polymers at interfaces: Role of intramolecular interactions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Bryk, Paweł ^a   MacDowell, Luis G ^b  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FREE ENERGY; FREE VOLUME; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; VECTORS;

CHAIN MODELS; INTRA-MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; INTRAMOLECULAR POTENTIAL;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 51749123090     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2976339     Document Type: Article

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