Calcium-Regulated Self-Assembly of Zwitterionic/Cationic Surfactant-Counterion Complexes: Molecular Dynamics Insights into the Suppression of Wormlike Micelle Growth.

Yazhou Wang, Fajun Guo, Xiaonan Feng, Hongmei Wang, Zhao Xue, Shuai Zhang, Mingwei Gao

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Yazhou WangPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, China.

Fajun GuoPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, China.

Xiaonan FengPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, China.

Hongmei WangPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, China.

Zhao XuePetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, China.

Shuai ZhangPetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu 062552, China.

Mingwei GaoState Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0497-4948

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 52304061the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities No. 24CX06040Athe Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects in Shandong Province No. 2025ZLGX07the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China No. ZR2024QE088the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF No. GZB20240851the Project of Gansu Provincial Joint Research Fund No. 24JRRM011the Qingdao Postdoctoral Funding Project No. QDBSH20240201005

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Abstract

Wormlike micelles provide the structural basis for the viscoelasticity of clean fracturing fluids, yet the molecular mechanism by which calcium-containing brine regulates their growth remains insufficiently understood. In this work, all-atom molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the calcium-regulated self-assembly of an EAHSB/EHAC/NaPts surfactant-counterion system. In the absence of Ca

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calcium-regulated self-assemblycationic surfactantscounterion complexeshydration effectshydrophobic-chain packingmolecular dynamics simulationwormlike micelleszwitterionic surfactants

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PMID42513169

DOI10.3390/molecules31142490

PMCPMC13414328

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