Heterogeneous or competitive self-assembly of surfactants and nanoparticles at liquid-liquid interfaces

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 35, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 773-784

  Luo, Mingxiang ^a   Song, Yanmei ^b   Dai, Lenore L ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Interfacial self assembly; Molecular dynamics simulation; Nanoparticles; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

CHARGED NANOPARTICLES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INTERFACIAL ASSEMBLY; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; INTERFACIAL THICKNESS; LIQUID-LIQUID INTERFACES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACTANT MOLECULES; WATER INTERFACE; WATER PHASE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); HYDROCARBONS; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SODIUM; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 70450253893     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020902769851     Document Type: Conference Paper

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