Theoretical study of binding and permeation of ether-based polymers through interfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 14723-14731

  Samanta, Susruta ^a,b   Hezaveh, Samira ^c   Roccatano, Danilo ^a,b  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBIC PHASE; HYDROPHOBIC REGIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLAR HEADGROUPS; POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE) (PEO); POLYMER CONFORMATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BOTTLES; BRUSHES; CHAIN LENGTH; CHAINS; ETHERS; HEPTANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PROPYLENE; THERMODYNAMICS;

POLYMERS;

DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HEPTANE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; N-HEPTANE; OCTANOL; POLOXAMER; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

1-OCTANOL; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ETHERS; HEPTANES; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; POLOXAMER; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; WATER;

EID: 84891359150     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4028832     Document Type: Article

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