High-functionality star-branched macromolecules: Polymer size and virial coefficients

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 139, Issue 15, 2013, Pages

  Randisi, Ferdinando ^a   Pelissetto, Andrea ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATTICE MODELING; POLYMER SIZES; RADIUS OF GYRATION; SCALING REGIMES; SCALING RELATIONS; STAR-BRANCHED; THIRD VIRIAL COEFFICIENTS; VIRIAL COEFFICIENT;

COTTON; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

MONOMERS;

EID: 84903369157     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4824769     Document Type: Article

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