Cavitation Bubble Dynamics in Nanoscale: A Review of Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dynamics of nanobubble including nucleation, growth and collapse of nanobubble near various boundaries are currently one of the important research topics for different industrial applications such as in biochemical, biomedical, drug delivery, hydraulic and ultrasonic systems. This paper systematically reviews the progress in research on simulation of bubble dynamics in mesoscale and nanoscale near a boundary. Furthermore, various protocols for the simulation of nanobubble collapse dynamics are discussed. In addition, the papers of nanobubble dynamics near different solid and flexible boundaries like membranes are reviewed. Finally, the suggestion for future development of nanobubble simulation method is discussed, including the dynamics of formation, growth and collapse of the nanobubble.