Spontaneous formation of complex micelles from homogeneous solution

Details Spontaneous formation of complex micelles from homogeneous solution Spontaneous formation of complex micelles from homogeneous solution

2007-12-20

arxiv.org/abs/0712.3326v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

PRL (in press)

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.137802

We present an extensive computer simulation study of structure formation in amphiphilic block copolymer solutions after a quench from a homogeneous state. By using a mesoscopic field-based simulation method, we are able to access time scales in the range of a second. A phase diagram of final structures is mapped out as a function of the concentration and solvent-philicity of the copolymers. A rich spectrum of structures is observed, ranging from spherical and rodlike micelles and vesicles to toroidal and net-cage micelles. The dynamical pathways leading to these structures are analyzed in detail, and possible ways to control the structures are discussed briefly.

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