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Can polymer coils Be modeled as "Soft colloids"?

Abstract:: We map dilute or semidilute solutions of nonintersecting polymer chains onto a fluid of "soft" particles interacting via a concentration dependent effective pair potential, by inverting the pair distribution function of the centers of mass of the initial polymer chains. A similar inversion is used to derive an effective wall-polymer potential; these potentials are combined to successfully reproduce the calculated exact depletion interaction induced by nonintersecting polymers between two walls. The mapping opens up the possibility of large-scale simulations of polymer solutions in complex geometries.

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Louis, A., Bolhuis, P., Hansen, J., & Meijer, E. (2000). Can polymer coils Be modeled as "Soft colloids"? Physical Review Letters, 85(12), 2522–2525.

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Louis, A, et al. “Can Polymer Coils Be Modeled as ‘Soft Colloids’?” Physical Review Letters, vol. 85, no. 12, 2000, pp. 2522–25.

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Louis, A, P Bolhuis, J Hansen, and E Meijer. 2000. “Can Polymer Coils Be Modeled as ‘Soft Colloids’?” Physical Review Letters 85 (12): 2522–25.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.2522

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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Theoretical Physics
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+ Bolhuis, P More by this author

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+ Hansen, J More by this author

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+ Meijer, E More by this author

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Journal:: Physical Review Letters More from this journal
Volume:: 85
Issue:: 12
Pages:: 2522-2525
Publication date:: 2000-09-01
DOI:: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.2522
EISSN:: 1079-7114
ISSN:: 0031-9007

Language:: English
Pubs id:: pubs:153992
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Local pid:: pubs:153992
Source identifiers:: 153992
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_37534a061bc64a84b6f43c9220a9ac09

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Copyright date:: 2000

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