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Rugotaxis: Droplet motion without external energy supply
Panagiotis E. Theodorakis, Sergei A. Egorov, Andrey Milchev
Nano-patterned substrates offer possibilities for controlling the motion of fluids without external energy supply in novel technologies in microfluidics, coatings, etc. Here, we re…
Unidirectional Droplet Propulsion onto Gradient Brushes without External Energy Supply
Russell Kajouri, Panagiotis E. Theodorakis, Piotr Deuar +4
Using extensive molecular dynamics simulation of a coarse-grained model, we demonstrate the possibility of sustained unidirectional motion (durotaxis) of droplets without external…
Entropic Unmixing in Nematic Blends of Semiflexible Polymers
Andrey Milchev, Sergei A. Egorov, Jiarul Midya +2
Binary mixtures of semiflexible polymers with the same chain length but different persistence lengths separate into two coexisting different nematic phases when the osmotic pressur…
Linear Dimensions of Adsorbed Semiflexible Polymers: What can be learned about their persistence length?
Andrey Milchev, Kurt Binder
Conformations of partially or fully adsorbed semiflexible polymer chains are studied varying both contour length , chain stiffness, , and the strength of the adsorption poten…
The smectic phase in semiflexible polymer materials: A large scale Molecular Dynamics study
Andrey Milchev, Arash Nikoubashman, Kurt Binder
Semiflexible polymers in concentrated lyotropic solution are studied within a bead-spring model by molecular dynamics simulations, focusing on the emergence of a smectic A phase an…
Stiffness-guided motion of a droplet on a solid substrate
P. E. Theodorakis, S. A. Egorov, A. Milchev
A range of technologies require the directed motion of nanoscale droplets on solid substrates. A way of realizing this effect is durotaxis, whereby a stiffness gradient of a substr…