Recent progress in the characterization of aqueous surfactant systems
using molecular dynamics simulations is reviewed, and insights into th
e structure and dynamical behavior of three systems are presented. In
the first example we study the formation of an ethanol monolayer at th
e air/water interface. The second example is an investigation of the s
tructure and the dynamics of nanoscale aqueous droplets, similar to th
ose encountered in nucleation of binary systems from the gaseous phase
. Finally, we report recent results on attempts to follow the self ass
embly of micellar aggregates from surfactant monomers in solutions. (C
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