The phase diagrams of different amphiphilic molecular structures are investigated in separate simulations by employing the Gibbs Ensemble Monte Carlo method with an implemented configurational-bias technique. The computer simulations of the above mentioned amphiphilic systems are done in an area where physics, biology and chemistry are closely connected and advances in applications require the use of new theoretical, experimental and simulation methods for a better understanding of their self-assembling properties. Obtained simulation results demonstrate the connection between the structure of amphiphilic molecules and the properties of their thermodynamically stable aggregates and thus build a foundation for many applications of the remarkable phenomena of amphiphilic self-assembly in the area of nanotechnology.

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Erice, 11-21 June 1998

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