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  • Computational chemistry
  • Materials science
  • Chemical engineering

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  • Designing materials with specific phase behavior is challenging.
  • Understanding and predicting phase diagrams is crucial for material design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for solving the inverse phase equilibria problem.
  • To enable the rational design of "programmable" fluids with targeted phase diagrams.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing convex optimization theory to solve the inverse problem.
  • Applying the method to mean-field models of multicomponent fluids.
  • Verifying designed interactions using molecular simulations.

Main Results:

  • Successfully solved the inverse phase equilibria problem for complex systems.
  • Demonstrated the ability to design molecular interactions for target phase diagrams.
  • Verified the accuracy of the designed interactions through simulations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method allows for the rational design of fluids with complex phase behavior.
  • This approach is applicable to various systems, including biopolymer and colloidal mixtures.
  • Enables the creation of "programmable" materials with predictable properties.