Shape Change of Micelles Dragged with Constant Velocity as Addressed in Terms of Biolubrication Application

• Authors: P. Bełdowski , R. Winkler , J. Hładyszowski , S. Jung , A. Gadomski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed for a model of coarse-grained lipids in water. We try to establish structural properties of micelles when they are dragged past each other. The lipid-lipid and lipid-water interactions are taken from a coarse-grained model first introduced by Marrink et al. This work focuses on shape changes upon mutual interaction of micelles when dragged with constant velocity. We find that micelles can change their shapes from spherical to cylindrical regardless of the number of constituting lipids. We address this result toward understanding facilitated vs. obstructed lubrication of articular cartilage by synovial fluid at nanoscale level.

Keywords

EN

83.80.Rs; 47.11.Mn; 82.33.Nq; 83.50.-v

Discipline

• 83.50.-v: Deformation and flow
• 82.33.Nq: Reactions in micells
• 47.11.Mn: Molecular dynamics methods
• 83.80.Rs: Polymer solutions

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 129
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 188-189

Dates

published

2016-02

Contributors

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P. Bełdowski

• University of Science and Technology, Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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R. Winkler

• Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany

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J. Hładyszowski

• Wrocław Medical University, Department of Physical Chemistry, Wrocław, Poland

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S. Jung

• University of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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A. Gadomski

• University of Science and Technology, Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.129.188