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Molecular Simulation Volume 30, 2004 - Issue 7: Foundations of Molecular Modelling and Simulation—FOMMS 2003 (Part II)
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The Depletion Attraction between Pairs of Colloid Particles in Polymer Solution

Alberto Striolo Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 113 Riddick Labs, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Coray M. Colina Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 113 Riddick Labs, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Keith E. Gubbins Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 113 Riddick Labs, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Nicola Elvassore Dipartimento di Principi e Impianti di Ingegneria Chimica, Universita' di Padova, Via Marzolo 9, 35100, Padova, Italy
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Leo Lue Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, P.O. Box, 88, Sackville Street, M60, 1QD, Manchester, United Kingdom
Pages 437-449 | Received 01 Apr 2003, Accepted 01 Dec 2003, Published online: 31 Jan 2007

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Matjaž Bončina, Jurij Reščič & Vojko Vlachy. (2008) Solubility of Lysozyme in Polyethylene Glycol-Electrolyte Mixtures: The Depletion Interaction and Ion-Specific Effects. Biophysical Journal 95:3, pages 1285-1294.
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