Ellipsoidal Janus nanoparticles adsorbed at the water-oil interface: Some evidence of emergent behavior

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 13922-13929

  Luu, Xuan Cuong ^a   Yu, Jing ^a   Striolo, Alberto ^a,b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS SIMULATION; EMERGENT BEHAVIORS; EQUILIBRIUM BEHAVIOR; JANUS NANOPARTICLES; NON-AQUEOUS SOLVENTS; NON-POLAR SURFACES; PICKERING EMULSIONS; WATER OIL INTERFACE;

ASPECT RATIO; SOLVENTS;

NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLE; OIL; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NANOPARTICLES; OILS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84887791921     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp407495z     Document Type: Article

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