Collapse of Telechelic Star Polymers to Water-Melon Structures

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dc.creatorVerso, Federica Lo
dc.creatorLikos, Christos N.
dc.creatorMayer, Christian
dc.creatorLoewen, Hartmut
dc.date2006-03-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:02:11Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:02:11Z
dc.descriptionConformational properties of star-shaped polymer aggregates that carry attractive end-groups, called telechelic star polymers, are investigated by simulation and analytical variational theory. We focus on the case of low telechelic star polymer functionalities, $f \leq 5$, a condition which allows aggregation of all attractive monomers on one site. We establish the functionality- and polymerization-number dependence of the transition temperature from the "star burst'' to the "water melon" macroparticle structure. Extensions to telechelic stars featuring partially collapsed configurations are also discussed.
dc.description11 pages 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0603152
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0603152
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/108514
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleCollapse of Telechelic Star Polymers to Water-Melon Structures
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