POLYMER SYSTEMS WITH ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIONS - POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX-FORMATION

Authors
HARONSKA P VILGIS TA
Citation
P. Haronska et Ta. Vilgis, POLYMER SYSTEMS WITH ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIONS - POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX-FORMATION, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 50(1), 1994, pp. 325-334
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
50
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
325 - 334
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1994)50:1<325:PSWAI->2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The theoretical treatment of polymers with attractive interactions is introduced. It is suggested that this unsolved problem is treated by n ew collective coordinates, such as pair fields, which are sensitive to pairs of different components of the system. Such pair fields are kno wn from the BCS theory of superconductivity. Their correlation functio ns and integral equations show instabilities which correspond to the f ormation of complexes and/or aggregations. Physical examples for such considerations are semidilute polyelectrolyte solutions containing opp ositely charged polyions.