Coarse-graining poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) block copolymers using the MARTINI force field

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1648-1659

  Nawaz, Selina ^a   Carbone, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84894096320     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4092249     Document Type: Article

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