Phys. Rev. A 44, R4797–R4800 (1991)Free polymer in a colloidal solution
We provide a statistical-mechanical theory for a system of free polymer molecules in a colloidal solution. It is shown that three-body terms are required to obtain the shape of the polymer and the depletion-layer profile even when the dispersion medium is a good solvent for the polymer molecule. A semiquantitative analysis based on the density profile suggests that the addition of trace amounts (dilute) of free polymer induces the formation of weak flocs. © 1991 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.44.R4797
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.44.R4797
PACS:
61.25.Hq, 82.70.Dd, 05.20.-y
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