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The Structure of Dipolar Polymer Brushes and Their Interaction in the Melt. Impact of Chain Stiffness by Mikhailov, Ivan V, Amoskov, Victor M, Darinskii, Anatoly A, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…By using the numerical lattice Scheutjens-Fleer self-consistent field (SF-SCF) method we have studied the effect of the restricted flexibility of grafted…”
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Linear minority chain in a star brush: The coil-to-flower transition by Polotsky, Alexey A., Kazakov, Alexander D., Birshtein, Tatiana M.

“…Conformational transition in a single “minority” linear polymer chain inserted into a polymer brush made of arm-grafted chemically identical stars (star brush)…”
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On the Two-Population Structure of Brushes Made of Arm-Grafted Polymer Stars by Polotsky, Alexey A, Leermakers, Frans A. M, Zhulina, Ekaterina B, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…The structure of a brush made of arm-grafted polymer stars is investigated using the Scheutjens–Fleer self-consistent field method. By using the “probe…”
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Dendron Brushes in Polymer Medium: Interpenetration and Depletion by Kazakov, Alexander D, Polotsky, Alexey A, Zhulina, Ekaterina B, Birshtein, Tatiana M, Leermakers, Frans A. M, Borisov, Oleg V

“…Structural properties of polymer brushes formed by branched tree-like macromolecules (dendrons) attached to a surface and immersed into a melt of linear…”
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Formation of a “Hollow” Interior in the Fourth-Generation Dendrimer with Attached Oligomeric Terminal Segments by Markelov, Denis A, Polotsky, Alexey A, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…By using the Scheutjens–Fleer self-consistent field approach, the structure of the fourth-generation dendrimer with attached terminal chemically different…”
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Structure of Mixed Brushes Made of Arm-Grafted Polymer Stars and Linear Chains by Polotsky, Alexey A, Leermakers, Frans A. M, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…The structure of a mixed brush made of arm-grafted polymer stars and grafted linear chains is investigated using the Scheutjens–Fleer self-consistent field…”
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Impact of Macromolecular Architecture on Bending Rigidity of Dendronized Surfaces by Mikhailov, Ivan V, Leermakers, Frans A. M, Borisov, Oleg V, Zhulina, Ekaterina B, Darinskii, Anatoly A, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…Nanomechanical properties of natural and artificial nanomembranes can be strongly affected by anchored or tethered macromolecules. The intermolecular…”
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Theory of the Lamellar Superstructure of an ABC 3-Miktoarm Star-Terpolymer by Birshtein, Tatiana M., Polotsky, Alexey A., Abetz, Volker

“…The theory of lamellar superstructures of an ABC 3‐miktoarm star terpolymer in the conditions corresponding to the strong segregation limit for linear ABC…”
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Dendritic Spherical Polymer Brushes: Theory and Self-Consistent Field Modeling by Rud, Oleg V, Polotsky, Alexey A, Gillich, Torben, Borisov, Oleg V, Leermakers, Frans A. M, Textor, Marcus, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…Equilibrium structural properties of polymer brushes formed by dendrons grafted via the root segment onto spherical surfaces (dendritic spherical polymer…”
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Interaction of a Hydrophobic Weak Polyelectrolyte Star with an Apolar Surface by Rud, Oleg V, Leermakers, Frans A. M, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…We consider star-like polymers with weak, that is, pH-dependent, hydrophobic polyelectrolyte arms. For low ionic strength conditions, a microphase-segregated…”
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Theory of Mechanical Unfolding of Homopolymer Globule: All-or-None Transition in Force-Clamp Mode vs Phase Coexistence in Position-Clamp Mode by Polotsky, Alexey A, Smolyakova, Elizaveta E, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…Equilibrium mechanical unfolding of a globule formed by long flexible homopolymer chain collapsed in a poor solvent and subjected to an extensional force f…”
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A Quantitative Theory of Mechanical Unfolding of a Homopolymer Globule by Polotsky, Alexey A, Daoud, Mohamed, Borisov, Oleg V, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…We propose the quantitative mean-field theory of mechanical unfolding of a globule formed by long flexible homopolymer chain collapsed in poor solvent and…”
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Conformations of Amphiphilic Polyelectrolyte Stars with Diblock Copolymer Arms by Polotsky, Alexey A, Birshtein, Tatiana M, Daoud, Mohamed, Borisov, Oleg V

“…We consider conformations and intramolecular conformational transitions in amphiphilic starlike polymers formed by diblock copolymer arms with inner…”
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Star Brushes Under Deformation: Structure and Thermodynamics by Polotsky, Alexey A., Misorin, Alexey K., Zhulina, Ekaterina B., Birshtein, Tatiana M.

“…Summary A planar polymer brush of arm‐grafted polymer stars subjected to external deformation is studied theoretically We propose a simple mean‐field model of…”
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Dendritic versus Linear Polymer Brushes: Self-Consistent Field Modeling, Scaling Theory, and Experiments by Polotsky, Alexey A, Gillich, Torben, Borisov, Oleg V, Leermakers, Frans A. M, Textor, Marcus, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…Equilibrium structural properties of polymer brushes formed by dendritic polymer chains (dendrons) are studied by means of Scheutjens−Fleer self-consistent…”
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Mechanical Unfolding of a Homopolymer Globule Studied by Self-Consistent Field Modeling by Polotsky, Alexey A, Charlaganov, Marat I, Leermakers, Frans A. M, Daoud, Mohamed, Borisov, Oleg V, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…We present results of numerical self-consistent field (SCF) calculations for the equilibrium mechanical unfolding of a globule formed by a single flexible…”
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On the Phase Nature of Polymer Brush Collapse upon Solvent Deterioration by Amoskov, Victor M., Birshtein, Tatiana M.

“…The phase nature of polymer brush collapse upon deterioration of the solvent was investigated. The analysis is based on the self‐consistent field theory and…”
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Mixed Supercrystalline Structures in Mixtures of ABC Triblock and ab(bc) Diblock Copolymers, 3. Lamellar and Cylindrical Structures in Bicomponent Mixtures by Birshtein, Tatiana M., Polotsky, Alexey A., Abetz, Volker

“…The theory of supercrystalline structures with lamellar and cylindrical morphologies is developed for mixtures of linear ABC triblock and ab diblock copolymers…”
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Mechanical Unfolding of a Homopolymer Globule: Applied Force versus Applied Deformation by Polotsky, Alexey A, Smolyakova, Elizaveta E, Borisov, Oleg V, Birshtein, Tatiana M

“…We propose the quantitative mean-field theory of mechanical unfolding of a globule formed by long flexible homopolymer chain collapsed in poor solvent and…”
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Effect of the Ionic Strength on Collapse Transition in Star-like Polyelectrolytes by Polotsky, Alexey A, Zhulina, Ekaterina B, Birshtein, Tatiana M, Borisov, Oleg V

“…We present an analytical theory describing intramolecular conformational transition in a star-shaped polyelectrolyte (PE) molecule induced by a decrease in the…”
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