Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.121, No.21, 10809-10813, 2004
Concentration dependent size of reversibly assembling polymers in solution: A mean-field lattice theory
The concentration dependence of the mean length of equilibrium polymers, , as a function of solute volume fraction is studied in a lattice description. Using a more detailed model of constituent interactions in comparison to previous studies we are able to find conditions under which a decrease of at high solute concentration may occur. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.