Simulation of Amphiphilic Polymer Chains in a Lattice Model for Microemulsions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-15-1993
Department
Polymers and High Performance Materials
Abstract
Short polymer chains with a hydrophilic head, a hydrophobic tail, and a neutral body in between are simulated by the slithering-snake algorithm. They are surrounded by oil and water molecules simulated by the nearest neighbor spin-1/2 Ising model on the square and simple cubic lattice.
Publication Title
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume
198
Issue
3-4
First Page
401
Last Page
409
Recommended Citation
Stauffer, D.,
Jan, N.,
Pandey, R.
(1993). Simulation of Amphiphilic Polymer Chains in a Lattice Model for Microemulsions. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 198(3-4), 401-409.
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