Amphiphilic block copolymers in selective solutions can self-assemble into various morphologies
such as spherical
rodlike and disklike micelles
bilayer membranes
vesicles and nanotubes. These aggregated nano-structures are of great potential in drug delivery
microelectronics and advanced material applications. Therefore
it is very important to study the phase behaviors of block copolymers and understand the formation mechanism of complex aggregated nano-structures. Due to the complexity of these aggregated nano-structures
computer simulations can be used as a powerful tool to study the phase behaviors of block copolymers. In this review
we mainly cover recent developments in the field of mesoscopic computer simulations of structure design for block copolymers. Specifically
dissipative particle dynamics simulations
self-consistent field theory dynamic density functional theory and Monte Carlo simulations will be the main themes in this review.
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