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Yang Y, Raee E, Liu T. Abnormal Association between Metal−Organic Cages and Counterions Regulated by the Hydration Shells. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104332. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuqing Yang
- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325 USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325 USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325 USA
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Gao Y, Chen J, Zhang T, Szymanowski JES, Burns PC, Liu T. Inhomogeneous Distribution of Cationic Surfactants around Anionic Molecular Clusters. Chemistry 2019; 25:15741-15745. [PMID: 31553829 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
An interesting phenomenon is reported when uranyl peroxide nanoclusters U60 (Li48+m K12 (OH)m [UO2 (O2 )(OH)]60 (H2 O)n , m≈20 and n≈310) interact with a small number of cationic surfactant molecules. Cationic surfactant molecules do not distribute evenly around the U60 clusters during the interaction as expected. Instead, a small fraction of U60 clusters attract almost all the surfactant molecules, leading to the self-assembly into supramolecular structures by using surfactant-U60 complexes as building locks, and later further aggregate and precipitate based on hydrophobic interaction, whereas the rest of the clusters remained unbounded soluble macroions in bulk dispersion. This phenomenon nicely demonstrates a unique feature of macroion solutions. Considering that Debye-Hückel approximation is no longer valid in such solutions, the competition between the local electrostatic interaction and hydrophobic interaction becomes important to regulate the solution behaviors of macroions.
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- Yunyi Gao
- Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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Li H, Shen Y, Yang P, Szymanowski JES, Chen J, Gao Y, Burns PC, Kortz U, Liu T. Isotope and Hydrogen‐Bond Effects on the Self‐Assembly of Macroions in Dilute Solution. Chemistry 2019; 25:16288-16293. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hui Li
- Department of Polymer Science University of Akron Akron Ohio 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science University of Akron Akron Ohio 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry Jacobs University Campus Ring 1 28759 Bremen Germany
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 46556 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science University of Akron Akron Ohio 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science University of Akron Akron Ohio 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 46556 USA
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry Jacobs University Campus Ring 1 28759 Bremen Germany
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- Department of Polymer Science University of Akron Akron Ohio 44325-3909 USA
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Stelmakh A, Cai W, Baumketner A. Attraction between Like-Charged Macroions Mediated by Specific Counterion Configurations. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:9971-9983. [PMID: 31657573 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b06545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Attraction between like-charged macroions is fundamental to many processes in biology, chemistry, and physics. It also plays an important role in industrial applications such as ion-extraction processes or catalysis. In this work, we report a novel mechanism by which attraction can be realized between spherical macroions at high ionic strength. It consists of specific configurations of two, three, and more counterions that appear between macroions with high statistical probability. The attraction is manifested in a minimum in the potential of mean force between the macroions at short distances. Its depth increases with increasing charge of the macroion, demonstrating that the attraction is electrostatic in nature. It is shown that the implicit solvent model with a distance-dependent dielectric constant can capture both the geometry and thermodynamics of charge-stabilized macroion dimers on the qualitative level. The results obtained for a model colloid with a smooth surface are extrapolated to more realistic systems. Evidence is found that the reported mechanism can be observed in small chemical compounds with encapsulated ions such as fullerenes.
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- A Stelmakh
- Department of Chemistry , Ivan Franko Lviv National University , 6 Kyrylo and Mefodii Street , Lviv 79005 , Ukraine.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience , ETH Zurich , Vladimir Prelog Weg 1 , CH-8093 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Department of Mathematics , Southern Methodist University , 3200 Dyer Street , Dallas , Texas 75275 , United States
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics , NAS of Ukraine , 1 Svientsistsky Str , Lviv , 79011 , Ukraine
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Luo J, Liu T. Competition and Cooperation among Different Attractive Forces in Solutions of Inorganic-Organic Hybrids Containing Macroionic Clusters. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:7603-7616. [PMID: 31117725 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Hybrids composed of nanoscale inorganic clusters and organic ligands are ideal models for understanding the different attractive forces during the self-assembly processes of complex macromolecules in solution. The counterion-mediated attraction induced by electrostatic interaction from the large, hydrophilic macroionic clusters can compete or cooperate with other types of attractive forces such as hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking, and cation-π interactions from the organic ligands, consequently determining the solution behaviors of the hybrid molecules including their self-assembly process and the final supramolecular structures. The incorporation of organic ligands also leads to interesting responsive behaviors to external stimuli. Through the manipulation of the hybrid composition, architecture, topology, and solution conditions (e.g., solvent polarity, pH, and temperature), versatile self-assembled morphologies can be achieved, providing new scientific opportunities and potential applications.
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- Jiancheng Luo
- Department of Polymer Science , The University of Akron , Akron , Ohio 44325 , United States
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- Department of Polymer Science , The University of Akron , Akron , Ohio 44325 , United States
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Li H, Wang R, Hong Y, Liang Z, Shen Y, Nishiyama Y, Miyoshi T, Liu T. Tuning the Intercage Distance in Charge‐Regulated Blackberry‐Type Assemblies through Host–Guest Chemistry. Chemistry 2019; 25:5803-5808. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Hui Li
- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- RIKEN CLST-JEOL Collaboration Center Yokohama Kanagawa 230-0045 Japan
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- RIKEN CLST-JEOL Collaboration Center Yokohama Kanagawa 230-0045 Japan
- JEOL RESONANCE Inc. Tokyo 196-8558 Japan
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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Liu Z, Liu T, Tsige M. Unique Symmetry-Breaking Phenomenon during the Self-assembly of Macroions Elucidated by Simulation. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13076. [PMID: 30166571 PMCID: PMC6117333 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31533-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Various soluble hydrophilic macroions can self-assemble into hollow, spherical, monolayered supramolecular "blackberry"-type structures, despite their like-charged nature. However, how the 3-D symmetrical macroions prefer to form 2-D monolayers in bulk solution, especially for the highly symmetrical "Keplerate" polyoxometalates and functionalized C60 macroions has been a mystery. Through molecular dynamics simulations, using a model specifically designed for macroions in solution, the mechanism of this intriguing symmetry-breaking process is found to be related to the apparently asymmetric charge distribution on the surface of macroions in the equatorial belt area (the area which can be effectively involved in the counterion-mediated attraction). As a result, the electric field lines around macroions during the self-assembly process clearly show that the symmetry-breaking happens at the dimer level effectively defining the plane of the self-assembly. These findings are expected to contribute to our fundamental knowledge of complex solution systems that are found in many fields from materials science to biological phenomena.
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- Zhuonan Liu
- Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
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- Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
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He J, Li H, Yang P, Haso F, Wu J, Li T, Kortz U, Liu T. Tuning of Polyoxopalladate Macroanionic Hydration Shell via Countercation Interaction. Chemistry 2018; 24:3052-3057. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Jiazhi He
- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry Jacobs University Campus Ring 1 28759 Bremen Germany
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Northern Illinois University DeKalb Illinois 60115 USA
- X-ray Science Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Ave. Argonne Illinois 60439 USA
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry Jacobs University Campus Ring 1 28759 Bremen Germany
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- Department of Polymer Science The University of Akron Akron OH 44325 USA
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Zhang W, Chu Y, Mu G, Eghtesadi SA, Liu Y, Zhou Z, Lu X, Kashfipour MA, Lillard RS, Yue K, Liu T, Cheng SZD. Rationally Controlling the Self-Assembly Behavior of Triarmed POSS–Organic Hybrid Macromolecules: From Giant Surfactants to Macroions. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- South
China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Li D, Liu Z, Song J, Li H, Zhang B, Yin P, Zheng ZN, Roberts JE, Tsige M, Hill CL, Liu T. Cation Translocation around Single Polyoxometalate-Organic Hybrid Cluster Regulated by Electrostatic and Cation-π Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:3294-3298. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201612008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dong Li
- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Emory University; Atlanta GA 30322 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Lehigh University; Bethlehem PA 18015 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Emory University; Atlanta GA 30322 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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Li D, Liu Z, Song J, Li H, Zhang B, Yin P, Zheng ZN, Roberts JE, Tsige M, Hill CL, Liu T. Cation Translocation around Single Polyoxometalate-Organic Hybrid Cluster Regulated by Electrostatic and Cation-π Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201612008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dong Li
- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Emory University; Atlanta GA 30322 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Lehigh University; Bethlehem PA 18015 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Emory University; Atlanta GA 30322 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science; The University of Akron; Akron OH 44325 USA
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Eghtesadi SA, Haso F, Kashfipour MA, Lillard RS, Liu T. Supramolecular Assembly of Poly(propyleneimine) Dendrimers Driven By Simple Monovalent Counterions. Chemistry 2015; 21:18623-30. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Zhou J, Yin P, Gao Y, Hu L, Liu T. Spontaneous Self-Assembly of γ-Cyclodextrins in Dilute Solutions with Tunable Sizes and Thermodynamic Stability. Chemistry 2015; 21:9563-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Yin P, Lin Z, Wu J, Hsu CH, Chen X, Zhou J, Lu P, Eghtesadi SA, Yu X, Cheng SZD, Liu T. Charge-Regulated Spontaneous, Reversible Self-Assembly of the Carboxylic Acid-Functionalized Hydrophilic Fullerene Macroanions in Dilute Solution. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ma5022314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Panchao Yin
- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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