Molecular dynamics simulations of polyelectrolyte brushes : from single chains to bundles of chains

Using molecular dynamics simulations in combination with scaling analysis, we have studied the effects of the solvent quality and the strength of the electrostatic interactions on the conformations of spherical polyelectrolyte brushes in salt-free solutions. The spherical polyelectrolyte brush could...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 23(2007), 25 vom: 04. Dez., Seite 12716-28
1. Verfasser: Sandberg, Daniel J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Carrillo, Jan-Michael Y, Dobrynin, Andrey V
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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