Issue 9, 2010

Molecular dynamics simulations of a polyelectrolyte star in poor solvent

Abstract

We used Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the conformations of a star polyelectrolyte in poor solvent. We observed several distinct morphologies: at low number of arms, pearl-necklace structures are formed on individual arms; at higher number of arms inter-arm bundling is the dominant structural motif.

Graphical abstract: Molecular dynamics simulations of a polyelectrolyte star in poor solvent

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Nov 2009
Accepted
10 Feb 2010
First published
08 Mar 2010

Soft Matter, 2010,6, 1872-1874

Molecular dynamics simulations of a polyelectrolyte star in poor solvent

P. Košovan, J. Kuldová, Z. Limpouchová, K. Procházka, E. B. Zhulina and O. V. Borisov, Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 1872 DOI: 10.1039/B925067K

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