ATOMISTIC MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS OF POLYMETHYLENE FLUIDS

Atomistic Monte Carlo simulations of polymethylene fluids in various e nvironments have been of great importance for improving our understand ing of the molecular arrangements and-conformations in systems of chai n molecules. This paper describes models, calculations and principal r esults of a number of simulations performed in the last two decades fo r liquid alkanes in bulk and in the proximity of solid surfaces, and f or systems of long chain amphiphilic molecules in monolayers, double l ayers, micelles and droplets.