The depletion attraction between Pairs of colloid particles in polymer solution

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 437-449

  Striolo, Alberto ^a,d   Colina, Coray M ^a   Gubbins, Keith E ^a   Elvassore, Nicola ^b   Lue, Leo ^c  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloid particles; Phase diagrams; Polymer flexibility; Potential of mean force

Indexed keywords

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; COLLOIDS; DISSOLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SOLUTIONS;

COLLOID PARTICLES; COLLOID-COLLOID ATTRACTION; POLYMER FLEXIBILITY; POTENTIAL OF MEAN FORCE;

POLYMERS;

EID: 7044251139     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0892702042000197649     Document Type: Article

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