Surfactant Assembly on Nanostructured Surfaces |
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Collaborators: Keith Gubbins, Jerry Bernholc, Don Brenner
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Materials:
Organic
Nanomaterials
Composites
Application: Nanotechnology Structural Technique: Computation |
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We are developing multiscale simulation approaches to investigate the assembly behavior of surfactants on nanostructured surfaces including nanotubes and Buckyballs. This work has application to the design and synthesis of patchy particles - particles with designed patterns of interactions that mediate the forces between particles so as to induce assembly into target structures. It also has application to the surfactant-mediated nanocrystal growth and nanoparticle and nanotube dispersion. Collaborators include Keith Gubbins, Jerry Bernholc and Don Brenner at NCSU. |