title: Soft nanoparticles: nano ionic networks of associated ionic polymers.
abstract: Directing the formation of nanostructures that serve as building blocks of membranes presents an immense step towards engineering controlled polymeric ion transport systems. Using the exquisite atomic detail captured by molecular dynamics simulations, we follow the assembly of a co-polymer that consists of polystyrene sulfonate tethered symmetrically to hydrophobic blocks, realizing a new type of long lived solvent-responsive soft nanoparticle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA. dperahi@g.clemson.edu.
authors.forename: Dipak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aryal
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Grest
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA. dperahi@g.clemson.edu.
authors.forename: Dvora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perahia