MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS STUDIES OF AQUEOUS SURFACTANTS SYSTEMS

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 ) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.