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Ermakov YA. Electric Fields at the Lipid Membrane Interface. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:883. [PMID: 37999369 PMCID: PMC10673053 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13110883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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This review presents a comprehensive analysis of electric field distribution at the water-lipid membrane interface in the context of its relationship to various biochemical problems. The main attention is paid to the methodological aspects of bioelectrochemical techniques and quantitative analysis of electrical phenomena caused by the ionization and hydration of the membrane-water interface associated with the phase state of lipids. One of the objectives is to show the unique possibility of controlling changes in the structure of the lipid bilayer initiated by various membrane-active agents that results in electrostatic phenomena at the surface of lipid models of biomembranes-liposomes, planar lipid bilayer membranes (BLMs) and monolayers. A set of complicated experimental facts revealed in different years is analyzed here in order of increasing complexity: from the adsorption of biologically significant inorganic ions and phase rearrangements in the presence of multivalent cations to the adsorption and incorporation of pharmacologically significant compounds into the lipid bilayer, and formation of the layers of macromolecules of different types.
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- Yury A Ermakov
- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia
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Lin C, Wei H, Li H, Duan X. Structures of cationic and anionic polyelectrolytes in aqueous solutions: the sign effect. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:1603-1616. [PMID: 35080232 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01700d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, we use molecular dynamics simulation to explore the structures of anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes in aqueous solutions. We first confirm the significantly stronger solvation effects of single anions compared to cations in water at the fixed ion radii, due to the reversal orientations of asymmetric dipolar H2O molecules around the ions. Based on this, we demonstrate that the solvation discrepancy of cations/anions and electrostatic correlations of ionic species can synergistically cause the nontrivial structural difference between single anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes. The cationic polyelectrolyte shows an extended structure whereas the anionic polyelectrolyte exhibits a collapsed structure, and their structural differences decline with increasing the counterion size. Furthermore, we corroborate that multiple cationic polyelectrolytes or multiple anionic polyelectrolytes can exhibit largely differential molecular architectures in aqueous solutions. In the solvation dominant regime, the polyelectrolyte solutions exhibit uniform structures; whereas, in the electrostatic correlation dominant regime, the polyelectrolyte solutions exhibit heterogeneous structures, in which the likely charged chains microscopically aggregate through counterion condensations. Increasing the intrinsic chain rigidity causes polyelectrolyte extension and hence moderately weakens the inter-chain clustering. Our work highlights the various, unique structures and molecular architectures of polyelectrolytes in solutions caused by the multi-body correlations between polyelectrolytes, counterions and asymmetric dipolar solvent molecules, which provides insights into the fundamental understanding of ion-containing polymers.
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- Chengjiang Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
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Liang J, Wei H, Yu K, Lin C, Li H, Ding M, Duan X. Structure and dynamics of ions in dipolar solvents: a coarse-grained simulation study. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:6305-6314. [PMID: 34132314 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00583a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We employ the coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the fundamental structural and dynamic properties of the ionic solution with and without the application of an external electric field. Our simulations, in which the solvent molecules are treated as Stockmayer fluids and the ions are modeled as spheres, can effectively account for the multi-body correlations between ion-ion, ion-dipole, and dipole-dipole interactions, which are often ignored by the mean-field theories or coarse-grained simulations based on a dielectric continuum. By focusing on the coupling between effects of ion solvation, electrostatic correlations and applied electric field, we highlight some nontrivial microscopic molecular features of the systems, such as the reorganization of the dipolar solvent, clustering of the ions, and diffusions of ions and dipolar solvent molecules. Particularly, our simulation indicates the nonmonotonic dependence of the ionic clustering and ion diffusion rates on the dipolar nature of the solvent molecules, as well as the amplification of these tendencies caused by the electric field application. This work provides insights into the fundamental understanding of physicochemical properties for ion-containing liquids and contributes to the design and development of ion-containing materials.
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- Jicai Liang
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130025, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130025, China. and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130025, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China. and School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China. and School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China.
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Jiang J. Non-monotonic Effects of Intrinsic Stiffness and Concentration of Polyelectrolytes on the Electro-Sorption. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jian Jiang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Angelescu DG. Coarse-grained simulation studies on the adsorption of polyelectrolyte complexes upon lipid membranes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:12446-12459. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01448a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Conformations of a polyelectrolyte complex irreversibly bound to a zwitterionic lipid bilayer.
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- Daniel G. Angelescu
- Romanian Academy
- “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry
- 060021 Bucharest
- Romania
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Tesei G, Hellstrand E, Sanagavarapu K, Linse S, Sparr E, Vácha R, Lund M. Aggregate Size Dependence of Amyloid Adsorption onto Charged Interfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:1266-1273. [PMID: 29284092 PMCID: PMC5828364 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Amyloid aggregates are associated with a range of human neurodegenerative disorders, and it has been shown that neurotoxicity is dependent on aggregate size. Combining molecular simulation with analytical theory, a predictive model is proposed for the adsorption of amyloid aggregates onto oppositely charged surfaces, where the interaction is governed by an interplay between electrostatic attraction and entropic repulsion. Predictions are experimentally validated against quartz crystal microbalance-dissipation experiments of amyloid beta peptides and fragmented fibrils in the presence of a supported lipid bilayer. Assuming amyloids as rigid, elongated particles, we observe nonmonotonic trends for the extent of adsorption with respect to aggregate size and preferential adsorption of smaller aggregates over larger ones. Our findings describe a general phenomenon with implications for stiff polyions and rodlike particles that are electrostatically attracted to a surface.
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- Giulio Tesei
- Theoretical
Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Biochemistry & Structural Biology,
and Physical Chemistry, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
- E-mail: (G.T.)
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- Theoretical
Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Biochemistry & Structural Biology,
and Physical Chemistry, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Theoretical
Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Biochemistry & Structural Biology,
and Physical Chemistry, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Theoretical
Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Biochemistry & Structural Biology,
and Physical Chemistry, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Theoretical
Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Biochemistry & Structural Biology,
and Physical Chemistry, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Central European Institute of Technology and Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625
00 Brno, Czech Republic
- E-mail: (R.V.)
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- Theoretical
Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Biochemistry & Structural Biology,
and Physical Chemistry, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
- E-mail: (M.L.)
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Cui Q, Xu J, Shen G, Zhang C, Li L, Antonietti M. Hybridizing Carbon Nitride Colloids with a Shell of Water-Soluble Conjugated Polymers for Tunable Full-Color Emission and Synergistic Cell Imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:43966-43974. [PMID: 29172432 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We present the preparation of a new multicolor emission system constructed from two complementary conjugated materials that are highly photoluminescent, that is, phenyl-modified carbon nitride (PhCN) colloids as the core and water-soluble conjugated polymers (WSCPs) adsorbed as the shell. The fluorescence bands of the PhCN and WSCPs effectively complement each other and the overall emission can be simply adjusted to fully cover the visible light spectrum with white light emission also accessible. Photophysical insights imply that the interactions between PhCN and WSCPs preserve the binary system from emission distortion and degradation, which is essential to delicately tune the overall fluorescence bands. Notably, the continuously tunable emission color is achieved under single-wavelength excitation (365 nm). This hybrid shows a synergistic permeation performance in cell imaging, that is, PhCN nanoparticles help the WSCP to enter the cells and therefore multicolor cellular imaging achieved.
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- Qianling Cui
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University , Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Potsdam 14424, Germany
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Duan X, Zhang Y, Li L, Zhang R, Ding M, Huang Q, Xu WS, Shi T, An L. Effects of Concentration and Ionization Degree of Anchoring Cationic Polymers on the Lateral Heterogeneity of Anionic Lipid Monolayers. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:984-994. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiaozheng Duan
- State Key Laboratory
of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory
of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory
of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory
of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- State Key Laboratory
of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory
of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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Duan X, Zhang Y, Zhang R, Ding M, Shi T, An L, Huang Q, Xu WS. Spatial Rearrangement and Mobility Heterogeneity of an Anionic Lipid Monolayer Induced by the Anchoring of Cationic Semiflexible Polymer Chains. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:polym8060235. [PMID: 30979330 PMCID: PMC6432547 DOI: 10.3390/polym8060235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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We use Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the interactions between cationic semiflexible polymer chains and a model fluid lipid monolayer composed of charge-neutral phosphatidyl-choline (PC), tetravalent anionic phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP₂), and univalent anionic phosphatidylserine (PS) lipids. In particular, we explore how chain rigidity and polymer concentration influence the spatial rearrangement and mobility heterogeneity of the monolayer under the conditions where the cationic polymers anchor on the monolayer. We find that the anchored cationic polymers only sequester the tetravalent PIP₂ lipids at low polymer concentrations, where the interaction strength between the polymers and the monolayer exhibits a non-monotonic dependence on the degree of chain rigidity. Specifically, maximal anchoring occurs at low polymer concentrations, when the polymer chains have an intermediate degree of rigidity, for which the PIP₂ clustering becomes most enhanced and the mobility of the polymer/PIP₂ complexes becomes most reduced. On the other hand, at sufficiently high polymer concentrations, the anchoring strength decreases monotonically as the chains stiffen-a result that arises from the pronounced competitions among polymer chains. In this case, the flexible polymers can confine all PIP₂ lipids and further sequester the univalent PS lipids, whereas the stiffer polymers tend to partially dissociate from the monolayer and only sequester smaller PIP₂ clusters with greater mobilities. We further illustrate that the mobility gradient of the single PIP₂ lipids in the sequestered clusters is sensitively modulated by the cooperative effects between anchored segments of the polymers with different rigidities. Our work thus demonstrates that the rigidity and concentration of anchored polymers are both important parameters for tuning the regulation of anionic lipids.
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- Xiaozheng Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- School of Business, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
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- James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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