24 papers
Three-phase coexistence with sequence partitioning in symmetric random block copolymers
Alice von der Heydt, Marcus Müller, Annette Zippelius
We inquire about the possible coexistence of macroscopic and microstructured phases in random Q-block copolymers built of incompatible monomer types A and B with equal average conc…
Field theoretic study of bilayer membrane fusion: I. Hemifusion mechanism
Kirill Katsov, Marcus Mueller, Michael Schick
Self-consistent field theory is used to determine structural and energetic properties of metastable intermediates and unstable transition states involved in the standard stalk mech…
A New Mechanism of Model Membrane Fusion Determined from Monte Carlo Simulation
M. Mueller, K. Katsov, M. Schick
We have carried out extensive Monte Carlo simulations of the fusion of tense apposed bilayers formed by amphiphilic molecules within the framework of a coarse grained lattice model…
Deviations from the mean field predictions for the phase behaviour of random copolymers melts
J. Houdayer, M. Mueller
We investigate the phase behaviour of random copolymers melts via large scale Monte Carlo simulations. We observe macrophase separation into A and B--rich phases as predicted by me…
New mechanism of membrane fusion
M. Mueller, K. Katsov, M. Schick
We have carried out Monte Carlo simulation of the fusion of bilayers of single chain amphiphiles which show phase behavior similar to that of biological lipids. The fusion mechanis…
Spinodal Decomposition in a Binary Polymer Mixture: Dynamic Self Consistent Field Theory and Monte Carlo Simulations
E. Reister, M. Mueller, K. Binder
We investigate how the dynamics of a single chain influences the kinetics of early stage phase separation in a symmetric binary polymer mixture. We consider quenches from the disor…