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Effect of Packing Parameter on Amphiphilic Self-Assembly: A Brownian Dynamics Study

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Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XVI

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We investigate the role of packing parameter in dictating the shape and size of micelles in amphiphilic self-assembly by varying the size of the hydrophilic head for a fixed tail size using a stochastic molecular dynamics simulation.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL-32816, USA

    A. Bhattacharya

  2. Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL-32816, USA

    G. K. Bourov

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  1. Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602-2451, USA

    David P. Landau Ph.D. , Steven P. Lewis Ph.D.  & Heinz-Bernd Schüttler Ph.D. ,  & 

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Bhattacharya, A., Bourov, G.K. (2004). Effect of Packing Parameter on Amphiphilic Self-Assembly: A Brownian Dynamics Study. In: Landau, D.P., Lewis, S.P., Schüttler, HB. (eds) Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XVI. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 95. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59293-5_17

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