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Polyelectrolyte gels in poor solvent: Equilibrium and non equilibrium elasticity
T. A. Vilgis, A. Johner, J. -F. Joanny
We study theoretically using scaling arguments the behavior of polyelectrolyte gels in poor solvents. Following the classical picture of Katchalsky, our approach is based on single…
cond-mat.soft2000
Stretching necklaces
T. A. Vilgis, A. Johner, J. -F. Joanny
Polyelectrolytes in poor solvents show a necklace structure where collapsed polymer pearls are linked to stretched strings. In the present paper the elasticity of such chains is st…