Molecular simulations of interfacial systems: challenges, applications and future perspectives

M Lbadaoui-Darvas, G Garberoglio… - Molecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We present a comprehensive review of methods and applications of molecular simulations
of interfacial systems. We give a detailed overview of the main techniques and major …

Computer simulation of the surface of aqueous ionic and surfactant solutions

M Lbadaoui-Darvas, A Idrissi… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The surface of aqueous solutions of simple salts was not the main focus of scientific attention
for a long while. Considerable interest in studying such systems has only emerged in the …

New insights into adsorption structure and hydration of polymer at oil-water interface obtained by molecular dynamics simulations: Isotactic poly (methacrylic acid)

R Kurapati, U Natarajan - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
We have performed atomistic MD simulations to investigate structure and hydration
properties of isotactic Poly (methacrylic acid)(i-PMA) at CCl 4–H 2 O interface at different …

Contribution of different molecules and moieties to the surface tension in aqueous surfactant solutions

G Hantal, M Sega, G Horvai… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Amphiphilic surfactants are changing the surface tension of solutions by adsorbing at their
surfaces. In general, however, little is known about the actual distribution of the surface …

A coarse-grained model for polyethylene glycol in bulk water and at a water/air interface

K Prasitnok, MR Wilson - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A coarse-grained model for polyethylene glycol (PEG) in water has been developed using a
combination of the iterative Boltzmann inversion (IBI) methodology and a suitable coarse …

Air–liquid interfaces of imidazolium-based [TF 2 N−] ionic liquids: insight from molecular dynamics simulations

M Lísal, Z Posel, P Izák - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We present molecular dynamics simulations of the air–liquid interface for three room
temperature ionic liquids with a common anion: bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide ([Tf2N]) …

Tribological behavior of aqueous copolymer lubricant in mixed lubrication regime

TD Ta, AK Tieu, H Zhu, Q Zhu, PB Kosasih… - … Applied Materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Although a number of experiments have been attempted to investigate the lubrication of
aqueous copolymer lubricant, which is applied widely in metalworking operations, a …

Immersion depth of surfactants at the free water surface: A computer simulation and itim analysis study

N Abrankó-Rideg, M Darvas, G Horvai… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The adsorption layer of five different surfactants, namely, pentanol, octanol, dodecanol,
dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, and sodium dodecyl sulfate, has been analyzed on …

Dynamic adsorption of weakly interacting polymer/surfactant mixtures at the air/water interface

A Angus-Smyth, RA Campbell, CD Bain - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
The dynamic adsorption of polymer/surfactant mixtures containing poly (ethylene
oxide)(PEO) with either tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (C14TAB) or sodium dodecyl …

Calculation of the intrinsic solvation free energy profile of an ionic penetrant across a liquid–liquid interface with computer simulations

M Darvas, M Jorge, MNDS Cordeiro… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We introduce the novel concept of an intrinsic free energy profile, allowing one to remove
the artificial smearing caused by thermal capillary waves, which renders difficulties for the …