Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulation for Soft Matters

Abstract

In recent years, we have been able to simulate and visualize various systems that could not be handled until now with the development of computer simulation technology. Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a kind of molecular simulation. It is possible to reproduce large time and length scale-phenomena compared with the conventional molecular simulation technique due to coarse-graining of atoms and molecules. In this paper, the history and algorithm of DPD method are described firstly. After that, I showed DPD simulations for various soft matter materials, i.e., surfactant, nanoparticle, liquid crystal, polymer film, and bio-membrane.