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Journal of Chemical Physics / Volume 119 / Issue 11 / ARTICLES / Polymers, Biopolymers, and Complex Systems

J. Chem. Phys. 119, 5701 (2003); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599279 (4 pages)

Theory of copolymer micellization

Daniel Duque

Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

(Received 25 March 2003; accepted 18 June 2003)

We consider the micellization of block copolymers in solution, employing self-consistent field theory with an additional constraint that permits the examination of intermediate structures. From the information for an isolated micelle (structure, binding energy, free energy) we describe how the global thermodynamics of these systems can be obtained, which can be used to build a realistic phase diagram; the role of translational entropy must be addressed in this regard. © 2003 American Institute of Physics.

© 2003 American Institute of Physics

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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords

macromolecules, polymer blends, polymer solutions, free energy, thermodynamic properties, colloids, SCF calculations, phase diagrams, entropy, binding energy, liquid structure

PACS

  • 82.70.Dd

    Colloids

  • 82.60.Lf

    Thermodynamics of solutions

  • 65.20.-w

    Thermal properties of liquids

  • 71.15.Mb

    Density functional theory, local density approximation, gradient and other corrections

  • 61.25.H-

    Macromolecular and polymers solutions; polymer melts

ARTICLE DATA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1599279

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0021-9606 (print)  
1089-7690 (online)

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$abstract.society.value is a Member of CrossRef American Institute of Physics

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