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The solvation and aggregate formation of complex amphiphilic molecules such as tetra-acids in polar and nonpolar phases are studied via Molecular Dynamics simulations. The nonpolar core of tetra-acid molecules is found to be effectively impermeable for water molecules resulting in a low solubility in the polar solvent, while nonpolar solvent molecules sufficiently solvate the amphiphilic molecules considered, enabling an open conformation of their molecular structure. The rigidity of the core region of the tetra-acid molecules has been found to play a crucial role in their behavior in both polar and nonpolar phases. In the polar phase, simulations have shown that tetra-acids form micelle-like structures with a small aggregation number, confirming previous experimental work. The identification of a case of study in which micelle-like structures can form only with a small aggregation number enables the study via Molecular Dynamics of micelle-micelle interactions. Micelle stability and dispersion in the polar phase under different conditions can be therefore investigated. In the nonpolar phase, the preferential interactions between carboxyl groups, the affinity of the tetra-acids with the solvent molecules, and the structural characteristics of the central core moiety of the tetra-acids have been found to possibly induce a web like array, or network.
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Kovalchuk, K., Riccardi, E., Mehandzhiyski, A. et al. Aggregates of poly-functional amphiphilic molecules in water and oil phases. Colloid J 76, 564–575 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061933X1405010X
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