Collapse of a polymer chain in poor solvents

P.-G. de Gennes (1)

1 LPMC - Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée

The behavior of a single, flexible polymer chain near the Flory temperature Θ is analysed in analogy with a magnetic phase transition. The transition to a collapsed state is related to a tricritical point for the magnetic problem.

Mots clés: polymers; solubility; single flexible polymer chain; polymer chain; poor solvents; Flory temperature; collapsed state; tricritical point; magnetic problem

Domaines: Articles anciens

P.-G. de Gennes. Collapse of a polymer chain in poor solvents. Journal de Physique Lettres, 1975, 36 (3), pp.55-57. ⟨10.1051/jphyslet:0197500360305500⟩. ⟨jpa-00231153⟩