Spreading dynamics of polymer nanodroplets

David R. Heine; Gary S. Grest; Edmund B. Webb

Spreading dynamics of polymer nanodroplets

David R. Heine
, Gary S. Grest
, Edmund B. Webb

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Abstract

The spreading of polymer droplets using molecular dynamics simulations was studied. The large hemispherical drops of 200,000 monomers were simulated using a bead-spring model for polymers of chain length 10, 20 and 40 monomers per chain to study the dynamics of the precursor foot and the bulk droplet. The spreading on flat and atomistic surfaces, chain length effects and different applications of the Langevin and dissipative particle dynamics thermostats were compared. The diffusive behavior for the precursor foot and good agreement with the molecular kinetic model of droplet spreading using flat and atomistic surfaces were also found.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	616031-6160310
Number of pages	5544280
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	68
Issue number	6 1
State	Published - Dec 1 2003
Externally published	Yes

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