Mechanism of Polymer Collapse in Miscible Good Solvents

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 119, Issue 51, 2015, Pages 15780-15788

  Rodríguez Ropero, Francisco ^a   Hajari, Timir ^a   Van Der Vegt, Nico F A ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BINS; HYDROGEN BONDS; METHANOL; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS;

CONFIGURATIONAL ENTROPY; GLOBULAR STRUCTURE; LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; POLY(N-ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE) (PNIPAM); RESPONSIVE POLYMER;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84952333035     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b10684     Document Type: Article

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