Dissipative particle dynamics in soft matter and polymeric applications a review

International Journal of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-190

  Moeendarbary, E ^a,b   Ng, T Y ^b   Zangeneh, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

block polymer; DNA migration; DPD application; DPD review; lipid bilayer; mesoscopic simulation; Micelles formation; polymer drop brush; polymeric system; Self assembling; soft matter; system of surfactants amphiphiles

Indexed keywords

BLOCK POLYMER; MESOSCOPIC SIMULATION; POLYMER DROP/BRUSH; POLYMERIC SYSTEMS; SELF-ASSEMBLING; SOFT MATTER; SYSTEM OF SURFACTANTS/AMPHIPHILES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTS; LIPID BILAYERS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 83455188316     PISSN: 17588251     EISSN: 1758826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1758825110000469     Document Type: Review

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