M. J. Edwards

Polymer brush bilayers at thermal equilibrium: A density functional theory approach

This study uses density functional theory to analyze polymer brush bilayers at thermal equilibrium, revealing how they balance compression and interpenetration, and links findings to potential insights into musculoskeletal diseases.

Polymer brush bilayer under stationary shear: A joint DFT, scaling theory and MD

This study shows polymer brush bilayers under shear stress follow a universal power law with interpenetration and linear scaling without it, refuting claims of super lubrication.

Polyelectrolyte brush bilayers at thermal equilibrium: Density functional theory and molecular dynamic simulations

This study uses density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations to show that the equation of state of polyelectrolyte brush bilayers scales with wall distance as D-4, with electrostatic interactions not altering the power laws but increasing pressure in charged systems.

Polyelectrolyte brush bilayer under shear at linear and nonlinear response regimes: A combination of the density functional theory framework and the scaling theory

This study uses density functional theory and scaling theory to analyze polyelectrolyte brush bilayers under shear, revealing how hydrodynamic and electrostatic interactions affect shear thinning and thickening behaviors.

Polyelectrolyte chain at thermal equilibrium: A comparison between the density functional theory framework (DFT) and the molecular dynamic simulations (MD)

This study compares density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations of a polyelectrolyte chain in a good solvent, showing its extension scales with polymerization degree and shrinks with increased Bjerrum length.

Polymer brushes immersed in solvent molecules atthermal equilibrium: A theoretical approach

The paper uses density functional theory to study how solvent molecules affect polymer brushes, finding that osmotic pressure increases brush thickness.