Micellar Shape Change in Amphiphilic Solution: A Molecular Dynamics Study

• Fujiwara Susumu

  Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology

• Hashimoto Masato

  Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology

• Itoh Takashi

  Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology

• Horiuchi Ritoku

  Fundamental Physics Simulation Research Division, National Institute for Fusion Science

Abstract

Micellar shape change in amphiphilic solution after sudden change in the solvophilic interaction is studied by molecular dynamics simulations of coarse-grained, rigid amphiphiles. Our simulations demonstrate that, after sudden increase in intensity of the solvophilicity, the disc micelle transforms into cylindrical or spherical micelles immediately. In contrast, spherical micelles coalesce into a disc micelle in a stepwise manner after sudden decrease in intensity of the solvophilicity.

Journal

• Chemistry Letters

  Chemistry Letters 41 (10), 1038-1040, 2012

  The Chemical Society of Japan

Keywords

• General Chemistry

Details

• CRID: 1390001204588550272
• NII Article ID: 130004426328
• DOI: 10.1246/cl.2012.1038
• COI: 1:CAS:528:DC%2BC38Xhs1OntbrE
• ISSN: 13480715
• ISSN: 03667022
• Web Site: https://academic.oup.com/chemlett/article-pdf/41/10/1038/55637627/cl.2012.1038.pdf
• Text Lang: en
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