Molecular dynamics simulations of a polyelectrolyte star in poor solvent

作者：Kosovan Peter; Kuldova Jitka; Limpouchova Zuzana; Prochazka Karel; Zhulina Ekaterina B; Borisov Oleg V^*

来源：Soft Matter, 2010, 6(9): 1872-1874.

DOI：10.1039/b925067k

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.

• 出版日期2010