Eur. Phys. J. B (2012) 85: 210
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2012-20968-6

Colloquium

Large scale simulation of block copolymers with cell dynamics

Computational Physics Group and Institute for Nanotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Central Lancashire, PR1 2, HE Preston, UK

^a e-mail: mpinna@uclan.ac.uk

Received: 28 November 2011
Received in final form: 5 April 2012
Published online: 20 June 2012

Abstract

Cell dynamics simulation (CDS) is a fast method to simulate kinetic processes in phase separating systems of large sizes. We review this method applied to block copolymer systems and illustrate it on a set of physical phenomena occurring in these systems. Achievements of CDS demonstrate, that the method can describe such complex phenomena rather well and therefore, is a complementary method to other more elaborate but slow techniques to which it can serve as a precursor.