Construction of a Universal Gel Model with Volume Phase Transition
The physical principle underlying the familiar condensation transition from vapor to liquid is the competition between the energetic tendency to condense owing to attractive forces among molecules of the fluid and the entropic tendency to disperse toward the maximum volume available as limited only...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Gels |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/6/1/7 |