Vesicle Morphogenesis in Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Solutions
May 6, 2024·,,·
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Senyuan Liu
Mohammad Sadegh Samie
Radhakrishna Sureshkumar
Abstract
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations are used to study vesicle formation in amphiphilic BAB triblock copolymer solutions. The work follows the morphology pathway from initially dispersed polymers through interconnected aggregates, cylindrical micelle cages, lamellar cages, and finally closed vesicles, connecting molecular reorganization and chain conformations to the emerging self-assembled structures.
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Colloids and Interfaces, 8(3), 29
This paper examines how amphiphilic BAB triblock copolymers self-assemble into vesicles in aqueous solution. The simulations reveal a pathway through transient aggregate networks, cage-like cylindrical micelle structures, and lamellar shells before vesicle closure.
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Mohammad Sadegh Samie
(he/him)
PhD Student in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
I am a PhD student in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University,
where my primary adviser and PI is Dr. Radhakrishna Sureshkumar and my co-adviser
is Dr. James Henderson. My research uses coarse-grained molecular dynamics to study
polymer and surfactant self-assembly, with a focus on amphiphilic copolymer systems,
micelles, vesicles, and the molecular mechanisms that drive morphology evolution.
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