Theory of polymers in poor solvent: Phase equilibrium and nucleation behavior

Macromolecules

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 6266-6271

  Wang, Rui ^a   Wang, Zhen Gang ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL VALUE; DENSITY PROFILE; DILUTE SOLUTION; EQUILIBRIUM CLUSTERS; FLORY-HUGGINS; NUCLEATION BARRIER; NUCLEATION BEHAVIOR; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; POLYMER CHAINS; POOR SOLVENTS; PRECIPITATION RATES; SELF CONSISTENT FIELD THEORY; SOLUBILITY LIMITS; SPINODALS;

CHAIN LENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84865141598     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma301049m     Document Type: Article

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