Simulation of amphiphilic mesophases using dissipative particle dynamics

S Jury, P Bladon, M Cates, S Krishna, M Hagen, N Ruddock, P Warren

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We study a dense solution of an amphiphilic species using the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) algorithm, focussing on the smectic mesophase. Since DPD is locally momentum-conserving, it gives at large length scales a faithful representation of the isothermal hydrodynamics of the system. Results are presented for the phase diagram of a minimal amphiphile model, consisting of rigid AB dimers in a solution of C monomers, for the coarsening dynamics of a polydomain smectic phase, and for the formation of a monodomain smectic when shear is applied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2051-2056
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume1
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 1999

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