2010
DOI: 10.1021/jp101129p
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Solvent-Induced Self-Assembly of Polymer-Tethered Nanorods

Abstract: Self-assembly behaviors of polymer-tethered nanorods in the selective solvent are systematically investigated via a dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation method. Three types of polymer-tethered nanorods are considered: one end tethered, both ends tethered, and middle tethered. The solvent-induced diverse morphologies and morphological transitions depend on the topology, rod/tether length ratio, solvent selectivity, and mixed solvent content. In the pure rod-selective solvent (solvent I) or the pure te… Show more

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“…DPD is essentially a coarse-grained mesoscale method and has been recently used for simulating NRs phase behavior in polymers [25][26][27][28] . DPD is essentially a coarse-grained mesoscale method and has been recently used for simulating NRs phase behavior in polymers [25][26][27][28] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…DPD is essentially a coarse-grained mesoscale method and has been recently used for simulating NRs phase behavior in polymers [25][26][27][28] . DPD is essentially a coarse-grained mesoscale method and has been recently used for simulating NRs phase behavior in polymers [25][26][27][28] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Horsch et al investigated the phase behavior of rod-coil block copolymers based on a coarse-grained model in solution by applying a Brownian dynamics method. [32][33][34] With increasing concentration, the copolymers self-assemble into spherical micelles with body-centered-cubic (bcc) order, long micelles with nematic order, hexagonal cylinders, tetragonal perforated phases, a hexagonal perforated phase, and a smectic-C lamellar phase.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[20,21] Thereby, our understanding of the link between lipid molecular features and the corresponding phase behavior is far from complete. [30][31][32][33] Recently, a relatively new particle-based mesoscopic simulation technique known as dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) has been developed for the study of various complex fluids including polymers, [34][35][36][37][38] liquid crystals, [39][40][41] lipid membranes, [13,[42][43][44][45] vesicles, [12,[46][47][48][49] and even cells. [22][23][24][25][26][27] However, the idea resorted to atomistic molecular dynamics simulation method is unrealistic, since it is very time consuming for calculating phase diagrams and obtaining an overview of system behavior in a wide parameter range.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%