Polymer brushes on flat and curved surfaces: How computer simulations can help to test theories and to interpret experiments
K Binder, A Milchev - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Theoretical descriptions of static properties of polymer brushes are reviewed, with an
emphasis on monodisperse macromolecules grafted to planar, cylindrical, or spherical …
emphasis on monodisperse macromolecules grafted to planar, cylindrical, or spherical …
Friction and energy dissipation mechanisms in adsorbed molecules and molecularly thin films
J Krim - Advances in Physics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This review provides an overview of recent advances that have been achieved in
understanding the basic physics of friction and energy dissipation in molecularly thin …
understanding the basic physics of friction and energy dissipation in molecularly thin …
Polymer-brush lubrication: a review of recent theoretical advances
T Kreer - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This review compiles recent theoretical advances to describe compressive and shear forces
of polymer-brush bilayers, which consist of two opposing brushes in contact. Such model …
of polymer-brush bilayers, which consist of two opposing brushes in contact. Such model …
Lubrication properties of a brushlike copolymer as a function of the amount of solvent absorbed within the brush
The shear forces between poly (l-lysine)-graft-poly (ethylene glycol)(PLL-g-PEG)-modified
SiO2 tribopairs have been measured with colloidal-probe, lateral force microscopy (LFM) …
SiO2 tribopairs have been measured with colloidal-probe, lateral force microscopy (LFM) …
Polymer brushes in solvents of variable quality: Molecular dynamics simulations using explicit solvent
DI Dimitrov, A Milchev, K Binder - The Journal of chemical physics, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
The structure and thermodynamic properties of a system of end-grafted flexible polymer
chains grafted to a flat substrate and exposed to a solvent of variable quality are studied by …
chains grafted to a flat substrate and exposed to a solvent of variable quality are studied by …
Frictional forces between strongly compressed, nonentangled polymer brushes: molecular dynamics simulations and scaling theory
A Galuschko, L Spirin, T Kreer, A Johner, C Pastorino… - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
By means of molecular dynamics simulations and scaling theory we study the response of
opposing polymer brushes to constant shear motion under good solvent conditions. Model …
opposing polymer brushes to constant shear motion under good solvent conditions. Model …
Polymer brushes under flow and in other out-of-equilibrium conditions
Polymer brushes are formed from flexible linear macromolecules tethered at one chain end
to a solid substrate, forming a dense polymeric layer of polymer chains which are more or …
to a solid substrate, forming a dense polymeric layer of polymer chains which are more or …
Comparison of dissipative particle dynamics and Langevin thermostats for out-of-equilibrium simulations of polymeric systems
In this work we compare and characterize the behavior of Langevin and dissipative particle
dynamics (DPD) thermostats in a broad range of nonequilibrium simulations of polymeric …
dynamics (DPD) thermostats in a broad range of nonequilibrium simulations of polymeric …
Static and dynamic properties of the interface between a polymer brush and a melt of identical chains
Molecular-dynamics simulations of a short-chain polymer melt between two brush-covered
surfaces under shear have been performed. The end-grafted polymers which constitute the …
surfaces under shear have been performed. The end-grafted polymers which constitute the …
Simulation and modelling of slip flow over surfaces grafted with polymer brushes and glycocalyx fibres
Fabrication of functionalized surfaces using polymer brushes is a relatively simple process
and parallels the presence of glycocalyx filaments coating the luminal surface of our …
and parallels the presence of glycocalyx filaments coating the luminal surface of our …