Monte Carlo simulations of colloidal pair potential induced by telechelic polymers: Statistics of loops and bridges

Macromolecules

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 7219-7226

  Testard, Vincent ^a   Julian Oberdisse, ^a   Ligoure, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BRIDGES; MICELLES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BRIDGE FORMATIONS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLES; HYDROPHILIC BLOCKS; HYDROPHOBIC; MICELLE SIZES; MONTE CARLO STUDIES; MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS; PAIR POTENTIALS; POLYMER CHAINS; RANDOM WALKS; TELECHELIC POLYMERS; TRIBLOCK CO-POLYMER;

COLLOIDS;

EID: 54849434021     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma8005813     Document Type: Article

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