Simulation of Diblock Copolymer Self-Assembly, Using a Coarse-Grain Model
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Goundla Srinivas,*,†,‡ John C. Shelley,§ Steve O. Nielsen,† Dennis E. Discher,⊥ and Michael L. Klein†,‡ Center for Molecular Modeling, Department of Chemistry, UniVersity of PennsylVania, Philadelphia, PennsylVania 19104-6323, Schroedinger, Inc., 1500 S.W. First AVenue, Suite 1180, Portland, Oregon 97201, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, UniVersity of PennsylVania, Philadelphia, PennsylVania 19104-6315, and Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, UniVersity of PennsylVania, Philadelphia, PennsylVania 19104-6202
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تاریخ انتشار 2003