Biological and synthetic membranes: What can be learned from a coarse-grained description?

M Müller, K Katsov, M Schick - Physics Reports, 2006 - Elsevier
We discuss the role coarse-grained models play in the investigation of the structure and
thermodynamics of bilayer membranes, and we place them in the context of alternative …

PRISM theory of the structure, thermodynamics, and phase transitions of polymer liquids and alloys

KS Schweizer, JG Curro - Atomistic modeling of physical properties, 2006 - Springer
The recent development of a microscopic theory of the equilibrium properties of polymer
solutions, melts and alloys based on off-lattice Polymer Reference Interaction Site Model …

Integral equation theories of the structure, thermodynamics, and phase transitions of polymer fluids

KS Schweizer, JG Curro - Advances in Chemical Physics, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Condensed polymeric fluids exhibit a rich and complex set of experimental phenomena
associated with the combined influences of local, systemspecific monomer structure and …

Microscopic theory of the dynamics of polymeric liquids: General formulation of a mode–mode‐coupling approach

KS Schweizer - The Journal of chemical physics, 1989 - pubs.aip.org
A formally exact, nonlinear generalized Langevin equation (GLE) for a flexible probe
polymer in a dense melt has been derived using molecular phase space kinetic theory and …

End-bridging Monte Carlo: A fast algorithm for atomistic simulation of condensed phases of long polymer chains

VG Mavrantzas, TD Boone, E Zervopoulou… - …, 1999 - ACS Publications
The recently introduced end-bridging (EB) Monte Carlo move is revisited, and a thorough
analysis of its geometric formulation and numerical implementation is given. Detailed results …

Distribution functions for fluids in random media

WG Madden, ED Glandt - Journal of statistical physics, 1988 - Springer
A random medium is considered, composed of identifiable interactive sites or obstacles
equilibrated at a high temperature and then quenched rapidly to form a rigid structure …

Phase transitions in polymer blends and block copolymer melts: Some recent developments

K Binder - Theories and mechanism of phase transitions …, 2005 - Springer
The classical concepts about unmixing of polymer blends (Flory-Huggins theory) and about
mesophase ordering in block copolymers (Leibler's theory) are briefly reviewed and their …

Polyelectrolyte theory

C Holm, JF Joanny, K Kremer, RR Netz… - … with defined molecular …, 2004 - Springer
In this chapter we review recent advances which have been achieved in the theoretical
description and understanding of polyelectrolyte solutions. We will discuss an improved …

[图书][B] Group interaction modelling of polymer properties

D Porter - 1995 - books.google.com
Describes a consistent set of relations between the structure of polymers and their
commercially important thermal and mechanical properties for engineering applications …

Local structure of semiflexible polymer melts

KG Honnell, JG Curro, KS Schweizer - Macromolecules, 1990 - ACS Publications
Polymer RISM (reference interaction site model) theory is used to examine the intermolec-
ular radial distribution function and isothermal compressibility of semiflexible polymer melts …