DPD Modelling of the Self- and Co-Assembly of Polymers and Polyelectrolytes in Aqueous Media: Impact on Polymer Science.

0552106 - ÚCHP 2023 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Procházka, K. - Limpouchová, Z. - Štěpánek, M. - Šindelka, Karel - Lísal, Martin
DPD Modelling of the Self- and Co-Assembly of Polymers and Polyelectrolytes in Aqueous Media: Impact on Polymer Science.
Polymers. Roč. 14, č. 3 (2022), č. článku 404. E-ISSN 2073-4360
Institutional support: RVO:67985858
Keywords : polymer * polyelectrolyte * assembly * dissipative particle dynamics
OECD category: Polymer science
Impact factor: 5, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/3/404

This review article is addressed to a broad community of polymer scientists. We outline and analyse the fundamentals of the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation method from the point of view of polymer physics and review the articles on polymer systems published in approximately the last two decades, focusing on their impact on macromolecular science. Special attention is devoted to polymer and polyelectrolyte self- and co-assembly and self-organisation and to the problems connected with the implementation of explicit electrostatics in DPD numerical machinery. Critical analysis of the results of a number of successful DPD studies of complex polymer systems published recently documents the importance and suitability of this coarse-grained method for studying polymer systems.
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