Gel phase formation in dilute triblock copolyelectrolyte complexes

Nature Communications

Volumn 8, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Srivastava, Samanvaya ^a,b   Andreev, Marat ^a   Levi, Adam E ^a   Goldfeld, David J ^a   Mao, Jun ^a,b   Heller, William T ^c   Prabhu, Vivek M ^d   De Pablo, Juan J ^a,b   Tirrell, Matthew V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYELECTROLYTE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTROLYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEL; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMER; SCATTERING;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEL; MICELLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHASE SEPARATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85013775873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14131     Document Type: Article

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