Dissipative particle dynamics: introduction, methodology and complex fluid applications—a review

E Moeendarbary, TY Ng, M Zangeneh - International Journal of …, 2009 - World Scientific
The dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) technique is a relatively new mesoscale technique
which was initially developed to simulate hydrodynamic behavior in mesoscopic complex …

Dissipative particle dynamics simulation: A review on investigating mesoscale properties of polymer systems

J Wang, Y Han, Z Xu, X Yang… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer systems have typical multiscale characteristics, both in space and time. The
mesoscopic properties of polymers are difficult to describe through traditional experimental …

The Formation Mechanism of Carbonized Polymer Dots: Crosslinking‐Induced Nucleation and Carbonization

C **a, J Zhong, X Han, S Zhu, Y Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), as a kind of zero‐dimensional nanomaterials, have been widely
synthesized by bottom‐up methods from various precursors. However, the formation …

GALAMOST: GPU‐accelerated large‐scale molecular simulation toolkit

YL Zhu, H Liu, ZW Li, HJ Qian, G Milano, ZY Lu - 2013 - Wiley Online Library
GALAMOST [graphics processing unit (GPU)‐accelerated large‐scale molecular simulation
toolkit] is a molecular simulation package designed to utilize the computational power of …

Materials design of highly branched bottlebrush polymers at the intersection of modeling, synthesis, processing, and characterization

T Pan, S Dutta, Y Kamble, BB Patel… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Highly branched “bottlebrush” polymers are a class of macromolecules characterized by
side chains that are densely grafted from a backbone that is typically linear. Their unique …

A general strategy to synthesize chemically and topologically anisotropic Janus particles

JB Fan, Y Song, H Liu, Z Lu, F Zhang, H Liu, J Meng… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Emulsion polymerization is the most widely used synthetic technique for fabricating
polymeric particles. The interfacial tension generated with this technique limits the ability to …

Computational insight into phase separation of a thiol-ene photopolymer with liquid crystals for holography by dissipative particle dynamics simulation

W Wei, G Chen, S Li, X Zhou, H Peng, X **e… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Holographic polymer nanocomposites comprising liquid crystals (LCs) are produced
through periodic photopolymerization-induced phase separation upon laser interference. A …

Multiscale simulation study on the curing reaction and the network structure in a typical epoxy system

H Liu, M Li, ZY Lu, ZG Zhang, CC Sun, T Cui - Macromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
We propose a multiscale simulation strategy to study the interplay between diffusion and
curing reaction on the network formation and the corresponding mechanical properties of …

Coarse-Grained Modeling of Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Cells: Challenges and Opportunities

S Shi, L Zhao, ZY Lu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) within cells gives rise to membraneless organelles,
which play pivotal roles in numerous cellular functions. A comprehensive understanding of …

Influence of surface-initiated polymerization rate and initiator density on the properties of polymer brushes

H Liu, M Li, ZY Lu, ZG Zhang, CC Sun - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
The surface-initiated polymerization with different initiator densities and different
polymerization rates is investigated using molecular dynamics simulation method. We find …