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Title: A multi-chain polymer slip-spring model with fluctuating number of entanglements: Density fluctuations, confinement, and phase separation

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4972582 · OSTI ID:1361707
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  1. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA, Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
  2. Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
  3. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Georg-August-Universität, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
  4. Center for Molecular Study of Condensed Soft Matter, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1361707
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Vol. 146 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 0021-9606
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American Institute of PhysicsCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 30 works
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