Zhen Cao and Andrey V. Dobrynin Shape deformation of polymeric droplets on gel-like surfaces is studied by using a combination of the molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical calculations. On the basis of the results of molecular dynamics simulations, we have … Read more

Zhen Cao, Mark J. Stevens, and Andrey V. Dobrynin We have developed a generalized model of particle-substrate interactions describing both adhesion and wetting behavior. Using a combination of the molecular dynamics simulations and scaling analysis we have shown that the … Read more

Zhen Cao, Mark J. Stevens, and Andrey V. Dobrynin We study adhesion of spherical and cylindrical nanoparticles on soft (gel-like) substrates using a combination of the molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical calculations. The substrate deformation is obtained as a function … Read more

Jan-Michael Y. Carrillo and Andrey V. Dobrynin We present results of the hybrid Monte Carlo/molecular dynamics simulations of the osmotic pressure of salt solutions of polyelectrolytes. In our simulations, we used a coarse-grained representation of polyelectrolyte chains, counterions and salt … Read more