Crystal stability of diblock copolymer micelles in solution

Molecular Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 4-6, 2009, Pages 535-548

  Molina, John Jairo ^a,b   Pierleoni, Carlo ^c   Capone, Barbara ^d   Hansen, Jean Pierre ^a,d   Saulo Santos De Oliveira, Igor ^b,e  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diblock copolymers; Effective potentials; Micelles; Self aggregation

Indexed keywords

AB DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; COARSE GRAINED MODELS; COPOLYMER MELTS; CRYSTAL STABILITY; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER MICELLES; DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; DILUTE SOLUTION; DISORDERED PHASE; EFFECTIVE PAIR POTENTIALS; EFFECTIVE POTENTIALS; FLUID-PHASE; MEAN-SQUARE DISPLACEMENT; MICELLAR ASSEMBLIES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ORDERED PHASIS; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; RELATIVE STABILITIES; SELF-AGGREGATION; SELF-ASSEMBLY; STABLE STRUCTURES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; COPOLYMERIZATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FREE ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

MICELLES;

EID: 68249152278     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268970902877779     Document Type: Article

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