Shape characteristics of the aggregates formed by amphiphilic stars in water: dissipative particle dynamics study

• Published in: Condensed Matter Physics
• Date: 2017
• Main Authors: Kalyuzhnyi, O.Y., Ilnytskyi, J.M., C. von Ferber
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України 2017
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/156969
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Shape characteristics of the aggregates formed by amphiphilic stars in water: dissipative particle dynamics study / O.Y. Kalyuzhnyi, J.M. Ilnytskyi, C. von Ferber // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2017. — Т. 20, № 1. — С. 13802: 1–10. — Бібліогр.: 36 назв. — англ.

We study the effect of the molecular architecture of amphiphilic star polymers on the shape of aggregates they form in water. Both solute and solvent are considered at a coarse-grained level by means of dissipative particle dynamics simulations. Four different molecular architectures are considere...