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Thermodynamics of reversibly associating ideal chains

  1. Sharon M. Loverde,
  2. Alexander V. Ermoshkin,
  3. Monica Olvera De La Cruz*

Article first published online: 10 FEB 2005

DOI: 10.1002/polb.20372

Issue

Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics

Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics

Volume 43, Issue 7, pages 796–804, 1 April 2005

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How to Cite

Loverde, S. M., Ermoshkin, A. V. and De La Cruz, M. O. (2005), Thermodynamics of reversibly associating ideal chains. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 43: 796–804. doi: 10.1002/polb.20372

Author Information

  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3108

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3108

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 10 FEB 2005
  2. Article first published online: 10 FEB 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 DEC 2004
  4. Manuscript Revised: 19 NOV 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 15 JUL 2004

Funded by

  • IGERT-NSF Fellowship
  • NSF. Grant Numbers: DMR-0076097, DMR-0414446

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Abstract

Solutions of ideal thermoreversible associating polymer chains are analyzed by standard Metropolis Monte Carlo simulations. The associating units are restricted to form only pairs and are located at the ends of each chain. Two cases are considered: equilibrium chemical association and diffusion limited association. Thermodynamic and structural quantities obtained in the simulations are directly compared to predictions of a mean field theory. Finite size effects when considering loop-like structures are addressed for the case of equilibrium chemical association. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 796–804, 2005

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