How to simulate patchy particles

L Rovigatti, J Russo, F Romano - The European Physical Journal E, 2018 - Springer
Patchy particles is the name given to a large class of systems of mesoscopic particles
characterized by a repulsive core and a discrete number of short-range and highly …

Entropic control of nanoparticle self-assembly through confinement

C Hou, L Gao, Y Wang, LT Yan - Nanoscale Horizons, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Entropy can be the sole driving force for the construction and regulation of ordered
structures of soft matter systems. Specifically, under confinement, the entropic penalty could …

Graph Theoretical Description of Phase Transitions in Complex Multiscale Phases with Supramolecular Assemblies

R Yang, K Bernardino, X ** of Janus nanorod aggregates
FL Paiva, MJA Hore, A Secchi, V Calado, J Maia… - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Taking advantage of both shape and chemical anisotropy on the same nanoparticle offers
rich self-assembly possibilities for nanotechnology. Through dissipative particle dynamics …

Self-Assembling of Nonadditive Mixtures Containing Patchy Particles with Tunable Interactions

IQ Matos, FA Escobedo - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mixtures of nanoparticles (NPs) with hybridizing grafted DNA or DNA-like strands have been
of particular interest because of the tunable selectivity provided for the interactions between …

[HTML][HTML] Design and research of the Janus metastructure

JY Sui, SY Liao, JH Zou, Q Chen, Z Tang, X Li, C Yang… - Results in Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
The Janus metastructure (JMS) is constructed in a special way so that the electromagnetic
waves (EWs) propagate in the artificially constructed metastructure from different directions …

2D stokesian simulation of particle aggregation at quiescent air/oil-water interfaces

N Laal-Dehghani, GF Christopher - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Aggregation of particles on a liquid interface is controlled by inter-particle forces
and hydrodynamic interactions. Previous experimental work has shown atypical structures …

Brownian dynamics simulations of one-patch inverse patchy particles

M Cerbelaud, K Lebdioua, CT Tran… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Inverse patchy particles are promising colloids to develop new architectures in ceramic
materials based on their self-assembly. Nonetheless, a good understanding of their …