Ellipsoidal janus nanoparticles assembled at spherical oil/water interfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 47, 2014, Pages 13737-13743

  Luu, Xuan Cuong ^a   Striolo, Alberto ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DROPS; LIQUIDS; OIL SHALE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS SIMULATION; EQUILIBRIUM ORIENTATIONS; LIQUID-LIQUID INTERFACES; NANOPARTICLE DENSITY; OIL/WATER INTERFACES; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; SOLVENT INTERACTIONS;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84913528486     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5085422     Document Type: Article

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