Issue 34, 2012

Formation of complex colloidal particles: morphologies and mechanisms

Abstract

Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation is employed to examine the formation of complex colloidal particles. The dependence of the structure of such colloidal particles on the structure of the polymer, the interactions between the solvent and the segments of the polymer, and interactions between the same and/or different segments of the polymer are investigated. Families of shell–core, multicore, patchy, stacked layered, and cylindrical layered particles are obtained. The pathways for the formation of such complex colloidal particles are identified.

Graphical abstract: Formation of complex colloidal particles: morphologies and mechanisms

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 May 2012
Accepted
26 Jun 2012
First published
23 Jul 2012

Soft Matter, 2012,8, 8911-8916

Formation of complex colloidal particles: morphologies and mechanisms

H. Chen and E. Ruckenstein, Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 8911 DOI: 10.1039/C2SM26035B

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