• Investigation of Core Density in Single Polymeric Globules Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations

  • Joohyeong Park and Hyun Woo Cho†

  • Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Korea

  • 분자 동역학 시뮬레이션을 이용한 단일 고분자 구체의 중심 밀도 연구

  • 박주형 · 조현우†

  • 서울과학기술대학교 정밀화학과

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(1): 97-103

    Published online Jan 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.1.97
  • Received on Jul 29, 2024
  • Revised on Aug 23, 2024
  • Accepted on Sep 29, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Hyun Woo Cho

  • Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Korea

  • E-mail: chohw2000@seoultech.ac.kr