Effect of chain stiffness on the morphology of polyelectrolyte complexes. A Monte Carlo simulation study

Polymer

Volumn 51, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 3293-3302

  Narambuena, C F ^a,b   Leiva, E P M ^a   Chavez Paez M ^b   Perez E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Morphology; Polyelectrolyte complex; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYELECTROLYTES; STIFFNESS;

CHAIN STIFFNESS; COARSE GRAIN MODEL; ELECTROSTATIC CONTRIBUTIONS; POLYCATIONS; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES; SHORTER CHAINS; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ELECTROLYTE; SIMULATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954814144     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.04.065     Document Type: Article

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