Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.27, No.14, 1110-1114, 2006
Dissipative particle dynamics study of the formation of multicompartment micelles from ABC star triblock copolymers in water
Dissipative particle dynamics simulation was performed to study the formation of multicompartment micelles from ABC star triblock copolymers in water. The study revealed some new morphologies that had not been observed before and also provided a direct visualization of the evolution of wormlike multicompartment micelles that follows the fusion process. Thus, this work provides molecular understanding of multicompartment micelles which will be useful for the future rational synthesis of novel micelles.
Keywords:block copolymers;computer modeling;dissipative particle dynamics;morphology;multicompartment micelle