Abstract
The spontaneous vesicle formation of amphiphilic molecules in aqueous solution was studied by a dissipative particle dynamics(DPD) simulation. A coarse-grained model, which contains a hydrophilic head group and a hydrophobic tail group, was utilized to represent the amphiphilic molecule. Simulation results showed a spontaneous vesicle formation through the intermediate state of a bilayer membrane, from a randomly dispersed system and a bilayer structure of the amphiphile for the initial condition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5842-5849 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue number | 13 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 1 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry