Structure and phase behavior of polyelectrolyte star solutions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 7009-7021

  Hoffmann, Norman ^a   Likos, Christos N ^a   Löwen, Hartmut ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPOLYMERS; FLUIDS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHASE DIAGRAMS; QUENCHING; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY SCATTERING;

CRYSTALLINE PHASES; INTERACTION POTENTIAL; PHASE BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 7544222290     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1790451     Document Type: Article

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