COMPUTER-SIMULATION STUDIES OF AMPHIPHILIC INTERFACES

Computer simulation has emerged as a powerful probe for analysing the behavior of amphiphilic systems. The past year has seen several novel applications, which have given important insights into the nature of t he water/amphiphile interface as well as the behavior of amphiphiles a t different liquid/vapor, liquid/liquid and liquid/solid interfaces. T his review focuses on surfactants and lipids where simulations have re vealed for the first time an atomistic level description of not only t he hydration of polar head groups but also the comportment of the hydr ophobic tails.