4 papers
Quantifying the Critical Micelle Concentration of Nonionic and Ionic Surfactants by Self-Consistent Field Theory
Chao Duan, Mu Wang, Ahmad Ghobadi +2
Quantifying the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and understanding its relationship with both the intrinsic molecular structures and environmental conditions are crucial for th…
Microphase Segregation in Polyelectrolyte Brushes
Takashi Yokokura, Chao Duan, Rui Wang
Polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes have ubiquitous applications as surface modifiers which regulate various structural and dynamic properties. Here, we apply a continuous-space self-cons…
Ion Correlation-Driven Hysteretic Adhesion and Repulsion between Opposing Polyelectrolyte Brushes
Chao Duan, Rui Wang
Polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes are widely used in biomaterials and nanotechnology to regulate surface properties and interactions. Here, we apply the electrostatic correlation augmen…
A Variational Approach to Trap Macromolecules
Luofu Liu, Chao Duan, Rui Wang
Trapping macromolecules is impoartant for the study of their conformations, interactions, dynamics and kinetic processes. Here, we develop a variational approach which self-consist…