Dissipative particle dynamics simulations reveal the pH-driven micellar transition pathway of monorhamnolipids

[Display omitted] Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation has been used to study the effect of pH on the morphology transition of micelles assembled by monorhamnolipids (monoRLs). Results show that micellar structures and transition modes with increasing mass concentrations are multiform due...

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Published in:Journal of colloid and interface science 2017-11, Vol.506, p.493-503
Main Authors: Xu, Jianchang, Wang, ZhiKun, Gao, Jianbang, Li, Chunling, Sun, Shuangqing, Hu, Songqing
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dissipative particle dynamics simulation
Micellar transition
Monorhamnolipid
pH-driven
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Summary:[Display omitted] Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation has been used to study the effect of pH on the morphology transition of micelles assembled by monorhamnolipids (monoRLs). Results show that micellar structures and transition modes with increasing mass concentrations are multiform due to the changeable hydrophilicity of pH-responsive beads at different pH levels. Various chaotic multilayer aggregations of monoRLs are observed at low pH (pH7.4). At medium pH region (4.0
ISSN:0021-9797
1095-7103
DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2017.07.083