Structure of the Hexadecane Rotator Phase: Combination of X-ray Spectra and Molecular Dynamics Simulation

SA Burrows, EE Lin, D Cholakova… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Rotator phases are rotationally disordered plastic crystals, some of which can form upon
freezing of alkane at alkane–water interfaces. Existing X-ray diffraction studies show only …

Benchmarking of molecular dynamics force fields for solid–liquid and solid–solid phase transitions in alkanes

SA Burrows, I Korotkin, SK Smoukov… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Accurate prediction of alkane phase transitions involving solids is needed to prevent
catastrophic pipeline blockages, improve lubrication formulations, smart insulation, and …

Minimum surfactant concentration required for inducing self-sha** of oil droplets and competitive adsorption effects

J Feng, Z Valkova, EE Lin, E Nourafkan, T Wang… - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Surfactant choice is key in starting the phenomena of artificial morphogenesis, the bottom-up
growth of geometric particles from cooled emulsion droplets, as well as the bottom-up self …

[HTML][HTML] Drop shape stability vs shape shifting: role of surfactant adsorption layer

D Glushkova, D Cholakova, A Biserova… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Emulsion droplets, composed of long linear molecules (eg n-alkanes) and stabilized by long
chain surfactants, can spontaneously change their shape upon cooling and morph from …

Origin of Life from a Maker's Perspective–Focus on Protocellular Compartments in Bottom‐Up Synthetic Biology

I Ivanov, SK Smoukov, E Nourafkan… - … Models for the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The origin of life is shrouded in mystery, with few surviving clues, obscured by evolutionary
competition. Previous reviews have touched on the complementary approaches of top‐down …

García-Aguilar et al. Reply:

I García-Aguilar, A Atkins, P Fonda, E Sloutskin… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
García-Aguilar et al. Reply: Page 1 García-Aguilar et al. Reply: In their Comment [1], Haas et al.
advance two hypotheses on the nature of the shape transformations observed in …

Study on the Behaviour of Micro/Nano Droplets Subject to Temperature Variation

E Lin - 2023 - qmro.qmul.ac.uk
The study of droplet behavior and its dependence on temperature is a current focus in
materials chemistry research. Investigating the mechanisms behind these behavioral …