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Mobility reversal of polyelectrolyte-grafted colloids in monovalent salt solutions by Raafatnia, Shervin, Hickey, Owen A, Holm, Christian

“…We present molecular dynamics simulations on the electrophoresis of a negative colloid grafted with positive polyelectrolytes. Net-neutral colloids show a…”
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Modeling the separation of macromolecules: A review of current computer simulation methods by Slater, Gary W, Holm, Christian, Chubynsky, Mykyta V, de Haan, Hendrick W, Dubé, Antoine, Grass, Kai, Hickey, Owen A, Kingsburry, Christine, Sean, David, Shendruk, Tyler N, Zhan, Lixin

“…Theory and numerical simulations play a major role in the development of improved and novel separation methods. In some cases, computer simulations predict…”
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Influence of Charged Polymer Coatings on Electro-Osmotic Flow: Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Hickey, Owen A, Holm, Christian, Harden, James L, Slater, Gary W

“…Electro-osmotic flow (EOF) plays a crucial role in the functioning of devices in micro- and nanofluidics. In order to optimize the operation of a device,…”
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Molecular dynamics simulations of optimal dynamic uncharged polymer coatings for quenching electro-osmotic flow by Hickey, Owen A, Harden, James L, Slater, Gary W

“…The suppression of electro-osmotic flow (EOF) through the use of a dynamically adsorbed polymer coating is a widely used technique in microfluidic devices…”
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Electrophoresis of a Spherical Polyelectrolyte-Grafted Colloid in Monovalent Salt Solutions: Comparison of Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Theory and Numerical Calculations by Raafatnia, Shervin, Hickey, Owen A, Holm, Christian

“…We study the electrophoresis of a polyelectrolyte-grafted colloid immersed in monovalent salt solution by means of explicit-ion molecular dynamics simulations…”
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Importance of varying permittivity on the conductivity of polyelectrolyte solutions by Fahrenberger, Florian, Hickey, Owen A, Smiatek, Jens, Holm, Christian

“…Dissolved ions can alter the local permittivity of water; nevertheless most theories and simulations ignore this fact. We present a novel algorithm for…”
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The influence of charged-induced variations in the local permittivity on the static and dynamic properties of polyelectrolyte solutions by Fahrenberger, Florian, Hickey, Owen A, Smiatek, Jens, Holm, Christian

“…There is a large body of literature investigating the static and dynamic properties of polyelectrolytes due both to their widespread application in industrial…”
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Electrophoretic mobility reversal of polyampholytes induced by strong electric fields or confinement by Hickey, Owen A, Holm, Christian

“…We investigate the mobility of polyampholytes consisting of both negatively and positively charged sections. The simulations are carried out using molecular…”
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Lattice-Boltzmann simulations of the electrophoretic stretching of polyelectrolytes: the importance of hydrodynamic interactions by Hickey, Owen A, Holm, Christian, Smiatek, Jens

“…In this article we examine the electrophoretic stretching of polyelectrolytes between parallel uncharged plates using molecular dynamics simulations. We…”
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Computing the Electrophoretic Mobility of Large Spherical Colloids by Combining Explicit Ion Simulations with the Standard Electrokinetic Model by Raafatnia, Shervin, Hickey, Owen A, Sega, Marcello, Holm, Christian

“…The electrophoretic mobility of large spherical colloids in different salt solutions of varying valency and concentration is studied via a combination approach…”
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Simulations of free-solution electrophoresis of polyelectrolytes with a finite Debye length using the Debye-Hückel approximation by Hickey, Owen A, Shendruk, Tyler N, Harden, James L, Slater, Gary W

“…We introduce a mesoscale simulation method based on multiparticle collision dynamics (MPCD) for the electrohydrodynamics of polyelectrolytes with finite Debye…”
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Implicit method for simulating electrohydrodynamics of polyelectrolytes by Hickey, Owen A, Holm, Christian, Harden, James L, Slater, Gary W

“…We introduce a novel method to couple Lennard-Jones beads to a lattice-Boltzmann fluid by adding a term which represents the slip within the Debye layer with…”
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Controlling Grafted Polymers inside Cylindrical Tubes by Suo, Tongchuan, Shendruk, Tyler N, Hickey, Owen A, Slater, Gary W, Whitmore, Mark D

“…Grafted polymers inside cylindrical tubes in good and Θ solvents are systematically studied by numerical self-consistent mean-field theory (SCFT) and molecular…”
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Computer simulations of time-dependent suppression of EOF by polymer coatings by Hickey, Owen A., Harden, James L., Slater, Gary W.

“…We use molecular dynamics simulations in order to investigate the time evolution of the effect of adsorbed polymer coatings on the electro-osmotic flow (EOF)…”
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The diffusion coefficient of a polymer in an array of obstacles is a non-monotonic function of the degree of disorder in the medium by Hickey, Owen A., Slater, Gary W.

“…Using Monte Carlo simulations, we have found that there is a surprising non-monotonic dependence of a polymer's diffusion coefficient upon the degree of…”
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The influence of charged-induced variations in the local permittivity on the static and dynamic properties of polyelectrolyte solutions by Fahrenberger, Florian, Hickey, Owen A, Smiatek, Jens, Holm, Christian

“…There is a large body of literature investigating the static and dynamic properties of polyelectrolytes due both to their widespread application in industrial…”
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Importance of Varying Permittivity on the Conductivity of Polyelectrolyte Solutions by Fahrenberger, Florian, Hickey, Owen A, Smiatek, Jens, Holm, Christian

“…Physical Review Letters 115, page 118301 (2015) Dissolved ions can alter the local permittivity of water, nevertheless most theories and simulations ignore…”
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