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Samuel AZ, Sugiyama K, Takeyama H. Direct intracellular detection of biomolecule specific bound-water with Raman spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 285:121870. [PMID: 36116410 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids have closely associated water molecules (Bound water), which exhibit considerably different physical properties compared to bulk water. Here we investigate the possibility of resolving Raman spectra of the specific hydration shell of these biomolecules in intracellular regions using Raman imaging. Lipids and proteins + nucleic acids Raman spectral components resolved in the analysis showed associated water spectral features, which are uniquely different from that of bulk water. These spectral profiles agree with water spectral profile observed in the case of corresponding hydrated pure biomolecules. The results show the prospects of Raman imaging in examining intracellular hydration in biomolecules and its functional relation.
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- Ashok Zachariah Samuel
- Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovations, Waseda University, 513, Wasedatsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan.
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- Institute for Advanced Research of Biosystem Dynamics, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovations, Waseda University, 513, Wasedatsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan; Institute for Advanced Research of Biosystem Dynamics, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan; Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan; Computational Bio Big-Data Open Innovation Laboratory, AIST-Waseda University, Japan, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
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Equilibrium Swelling of Thermo-Responsive Gels in Mixtures of Solvents. CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemistry4030049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Thermo-responsive (TR) gels of the LCST (lower critical solution temperature) type swell in water at temperatures below their volume phase transition temperature Tc and collapse above the critical temperature. When water is partially replaced with an organic liquid, these materials demonstrate three different types of equilibrium solvent uptake diagrams at temperatures below, above, in the close vicinity of Tc. A model is developed for equilibrium swelling of TR gels in binary mixtures of solvents. It takes into account three types of phase transitions in TR gels driven by (i) aggregation of hydrophobic side groups into clusters from which solvent molecules are expelled, (ii) replacement of water with cosolvent molecules in cage-like structures surrounding these groups, and (iii) replacement of water with cosolvent as the main element of hydration shells around backbone chains. The model involves a relatively small number of material constants that are found by matching observations on covalently cross-linked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) macroscopic gels and microgels. Good agreement is demonstrated between the experimental data and results of numerical analysis. Classification is provided of the phase transition points on equilibrium swelling diagrams.
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Nishida K, Anada T, Tanaka M. Roles of interfacial water states on advanced biomedical material design. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 186:114310. [PMID: 35487283 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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When biomedical materials come into contact with body fluids, the first reaction that occurs on the material surface is hydration; proteins are then adsorbed and denatured on the hydrated material surface. The amount and degree of denaturation of adsorbed proteins affect subsequent cell behavior, including cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Biomolecules are important for understanding the interactions and biological reactions of biomedical materials to elucidate the role of hydration in biomedical materials and their interaction partners. Analysis of the water states of hydrated materials is complicated and remains controversial; however, knowledge about interfacial water is useful for the design and development of advanced biomaterials. Herein, we summarize recent findings on the hydration of synthetic polymers, supramolecular materials, inorganic materials, proteins, and lipid membranes. Furthermore, we present recent advances in our understanding of the classification of interfacial water and advanced polymer biomaterials, based on the intermediate water concept.
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- Kei Nishida
- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu university, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Department of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan(1)
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu university, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu university, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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Wang D, Li D, Kelland MA, Cai H, Wang J, Xu Y, Lu P, Dong J. Unraveling Amphiphilic Poly( N-vinylcaprolactam)/Water Interface by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry: Control of Clathrate Hydrate Formation Kinetics. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:4774-4784. [PMID: 35380846 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Water-soluble amphiphilic polymers are vital chemicals in the oil and gas industry to retard crystal growth of hydrocarbon hydrate via surface adsorption and suppress nucleation of a pristine hydrate nucleus, thereby preventing formation of hydrate blockages in flow lines during oil and natural gas production. Apart from a few theoretical modeling studies, an experimental method to study the polymer/water interface in the crystal growth is critically needed. Here, water motions in the hydration shells of an exemplary kinetic inhibitor, poly(N-vinylcaprolactam), during hydrate formation from the tetrahydrofuran/water system are revealed via nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry. Unequivocal experiments show that the pivotal interfacial water in the tightly bound state gradually freezes at rates depending on the polymer molecular weight (MW). This is supported by nonfreezable water analysis, which is correlated to the inhibition time. The polymers tune the kinetics of the hydration process via interaction with and perturbation of the water molecules. The free water component in the polymer solution crystallizes at a very slow rate when in partially restricted mobility, whereas the bound water component increases in the reaction, with the polymer/water interface serving as the reaction sites. The appropriate MW (including average MW and polydispersity values) of the inhibitive polymers can give rise to maximal retardation of the hydrate crystal growth. This work will help control other multiphase crystallization kinetic processes through the design of inhibitors or promoters functioning in the interface.
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- Dong Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province 312000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province 312000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger N-4036, Norway
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- Ningbo Academy of Product and Food Quality Inspection (Ningbo Fiber Inspection Institute), Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315048, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province 312000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province 312000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province 312000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province 312000, China
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Bharadwaj S, Niebuur BJ, Nothdurft K, Richtering W, van der Vegt NFA, Papadakis CM. Cononsolvency of thermoresponsive polymers: where we are now and where we are going. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:2884-2909. [PMID: 35311857 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00146b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cononsolvency is an intriguing phenomenon where a polymer collapses in a mixture of good solvents. This cosolvent-induced modulation of the polymer solubility has been observed in solutions of several polymers and biomacromolecules, and finds application in areas such as hydrogel actuators, drug delivery, compound detection and catalysis. In the past decade, there has been a renewed interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms which drive cononsolvency with a predominant emphasis on its connection to the preferential adsorption of the cosolvent. Significant efforts have also been made to understand cononsolvency in complex systems such as micelles, block copolymers and thin films. In this review, we will discuss some of the recent developments from the experimental, simulation and theoretical fronts, and provide an outlook on the problems and challenges which are yet to be addressed.
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- Swaminath Bharadwaj
- Technical University of Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Computational Physical Chemistry Group, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Technical University of Munich, Physics Department, Soft Matter Physics Group, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Landoltweg 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany, European Union
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Landoltweg 2, 52056 Aachen, Germany, European Union
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- Technical University of Darmstadt, Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Computational Physical Chemistry Group, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Technical University of Munich, Physics Department, Soft Matter Physics Group, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Modulus adaptive lubricating prototype inspired by instant muscle hardening mechanism of catfish skin. Nat Commun 2022; 13:377. [PMID: 35046391 PMCID: PMC8770490 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28038-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In nature, living organisms evolve unique functional components with mechanically adaptive compatibility to cater dynamic change of interface friction/lubrication. This mechanism can be used for developing intelligent artificial lubrication-regulation systems. Inspired by the muscle hardening-triggered lubrication of longsnout catfish, here we report a modulus adaptive lubricating hydrogel prototype consisting of top mucus-like hydrophilic lubricating layer and muscle-like bottom hydrogel that can stiffen via thermal-triggered phase separation. It exhibits instant switch from soft/high frictional state (~0.3 MPa, μ~0.37) to stiff/lubricating state (~120 MPa, μ~0.027) in water upon heating up. Such switchable lubrication is effective for wide range of normal loads and attributed to the modulus-dominated adaptive contact mechanism. As a proof-of-concept, switchable lubricating hydrogel bullets and patches are engineered for realizing controllable interface movements. These important results demonstrate potential applications in the fields of intelligent motion devices and soft robots. Stimuli responsive materials are interesting for applications in different technological fields, but realizing controllable surface friction-control based on the change of the modulus of a material is less investigated. Here the authors demonstrate a lubrication regulating strategy and prototype based on thermally triggered changes of the modulus of a hydrogel.
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Zhou D, Wan LS, Xu ZK, Mochizuki K. Less-Ordered Hydration Shell around Poly( N, N-diethylacrylamide) Is Insensitive to the Clouding Transition. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:12104-12109. [PMID: 34668702 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Raman multivariate curve resolution (Raman-MCR) is applied to examine how the hydration shell around poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) (PDEAM) changes upon heating, in comparison with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), both of which undergo a clouding transition near room temperature. We report that PDEAM possesses a less-ordered and smaller hydration shell than PNIPAM. Furthermore, the PDEAM hydration-shell structure is insensitive to the occurrence of clouding, indicating the coil-globule transition and aggregation of multiple chains can be achieved without the hydration-shell structural transformation.
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- Di Zhou
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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First events in the coil-to-globule transition of PVME in water: An ultrafast temperature jump - time-resolved elastic light scattering study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 608:2018-2024. [PMID: 34749149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The coil-to-globule transition is an essential phenomenon in protein and polymer solutions. Late stages of such transitions, >1 µs, have been thoroughly studied. Yet, the initial ones are a matter of speculations. Here, we present the first observation of a sub-nanosecond stage of the coil-to-globule transition of poly (vinyl methyl ether), PVME, in water. EXPERIMENTS The detection of an early stage of the coil-to-globule transition has been possible thanks to a novel experimental approach - time-resolved elastic light scattering study, following an ultrafast temperature jump. We identified a molecular process active in the observed stage of the transition with use of broadband dielectric spectroscopy. FINDINGS In the experiment's time window, from a few ps to around 600 ps, we observed an increase in the light scattering intensity 300-400 ps after the temperature jump that heated the sample above its lower critical solution temperature (LCST). The observed time coincides with the time of segmental relaxation of PVME, determined by broadband dielectric spectroscopy in the temperature range of the LCST of the PVME/water mixture. This coincidence strongly suggests that the observed herein stage of coil-to-globule transition is the rapid formation of local nuclei along the polymer chain. Those nuclei may grow and aggregate in later stages of the process, which are out of our experimental time window.
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Frolova A, Ksendzov E, Kostjuk S, Efremov Y, Solovieva A, Rochev Y, Timashev P, Kotova S. Thin Thermoresponsive Polymer Films for Cell Culture: Elucidating an Unexpected Thermal Phase Behavior by Atomic Force Microscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:11386-11396. [PMID: 34533951 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Application of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) and its more hydrophobic copolymers with N-tert-butylacrylamide (NtBA) as supports for cell sheets has been validated in numerous studies. The binary systems of these polymers with water are characterized by a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) in a physiologically favorable region. Upon lowering the temperature below the LCST, PNIPAM chains undergo a globule-to-coil transition, causing the film dissolution and cell sheet detachment. The character of the PNIPAM-water miscibility behavior is rather complex and not completely understood. Here, we applied atomic force microscopy to track the phase transition in thin films of linear thermoresponsive (co)polymers (PNIPAM and PNIPAM-co-NtBA) prepared by spin-coating. We studied the films' Young's modulus, roughness, and thickness in air and in distilled water in a full thermal cycle. In dry films, in the absence of water, all the measured parameters remained invariant. The swollen films in water above the LCST were softer by 2-3 orders of magnitude and about 10 times rougher than the corresponding dry films. Upon lowering the temperature to the LCST, the films passed through the phase transition observed as a drastic drop of Young's modulus (about an order of magnitude) and decrease in roughness in both polymers in a narrow temperature range. However, the films did not lose their integrity and demonstrated almost fully reversible changes in the mechanical properties and roughness. The thermal dependence of the films' thickness confirmed that they dissolved only partially and required an external force to induce the complete destruction. The reversible thermal behavior which is generally not expected from non-cross-linked polymers is a key finding, especially with respect to their practical application in cell culture. Both the thermodynamic and kinetic factors, as well as the confinement effect, may be responsible for this peculiar film robustness, which requires overcooling and the aid of an external force to destroy the film.
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- Anastasia Frolova
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
- World-Class Research Center "Digital Biodesign and Personalized Healthcare", Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Belarusian State University, 14 Leningradskaya Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus
- Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University, 14 Leningradskaya Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, Belarusian State University, 14 Leningradskaya Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus
- Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University, 14 Leningradskaya Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
- World-Class Research Center "Digital Biodesign and Personalized Healthcare", Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygin Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
- National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 CF50, Ireland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
- World-Class Research Center "Digital Biodesign and Personalized Healthcare", Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
- N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygin Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory 1-3, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 8-2 Trubetskaya Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
- N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygin Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Kyrey T, Witte J, Lutzki J, Zamponi M, Wellert S, Holderer O. Mobility of bound water in PNIPAM microgels. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:14252-14259. [PMID: 34159987 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01823j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Polymer-solvent interactions play a crucial role in the stimuli-responsive behaviour of polymer networks. They influence the swelling/deswelling behaviour as well as the dynamics of the polymer chains. Scattering experiments provide insight into the polymer-water interaction of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) microgels cross-linked with N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide (BIS) in dried and humidified state. The water mobility is studied by means of neutron spin-echo spectroscopy and neutron backscattering spectroscopy. The residual water amount has been determined with Karl Fischer titration. For both degrees of humidification, the relaxation time of the water molecules is much larger than that of free water due to the strong interactions with the polymer network and is only weakly depending on temperature and length scale of observation. The possible influence of the water on methyl group rotations is discussed.
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- Tetyana Kyrey
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Garching, Germany.
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- Technical University Berlin, Institute of Chemistry, Berlin, Germany
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- Technical University Berlin, Institute of Chemistry, Berlin, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Garching, Germany.
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- Technical University Berlin, Institute of Chemistry, Berlin, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Garching, Germany.
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Yao H, Olsen BD. SANS quantification of bound water in water-soluble polymers across multiple concentration regimes. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:5303-5318. [PMID: 34013304 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01962c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Contrast-variation small-angle neutron scattering (CV-SANS) is a widely used technique for quantifying hydration water in soft matter systems, but it is predominantly applied in the dilute regime or for systems with a well-defined structure factor. Here, CV-SANS was used to quantify the number of hydration water molecules associating with three water-soluble polymers with different critical solution temperatures and types of water-solute interactions in dilute, semidilute, and concentrated solution through the exploration of novel methods of data fitting and analysis. Multiple SANS fitting workflows with varying levels of model assumptions were evaluated and compared to give insight into SANS model selection. These fitting pathways ranged from general, model-free algorithms to more standard form and structure factor fitting. In addition, Monte Carlo bootstrapping was evaluated as a method to estimate parameter uncertainty through simulation of technical replicates. The most robust fitting workflow for dilute solutions was found to be form factor fitting without CV-SANS (i.e. polymer in 100% D2O). For semidilute and concentrated solutions, while the model-free approach can be mathematically defined for CV-SANS data, the addition of a structure factor imposes physical constraints on the optimization problem, suggesting that the optimal fitting pathway should include appropriate form and structure factor models. The measured hydration numbers were consistent with the number of tightly bound water molecules associated with each monomer unit, and the concentration dependence of the hydration number was largely governed by the chemistry-specific interactions between water and polymer. Polymers with weaker water-polymer interactions (i.e. those with fewer hydration water molecules) were found to have more bound water at higher concentrations than those with stronger water-polymer interactions due to the increase in the number of forced water-polymer contacts in the concentrated system. This SANS-based method to count hydration water molecules can be applied to polymers in any concentration regime, which will lead to improved understanding of water-polymer interactions and their impact on materials design.
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- Helen Yao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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van der Vegt NFA. Length-Scale Effects in Hydrophobic Polymer Collapse Transitions. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:5191-5199. [PMID: 33906353 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The study of molecular mechanisms for cosolvent-driven hydrophobic polymer collapse transitions in water is of pivotal importance in the field of smart responsive materials. Computational studies together with complementary experimental data have led to the discovery and understanding of new phenomena in recent years. However, elementary mechanisms, generally contributing to polymer coil-globule transitions in different classes of cosolvent-water systems, remain elusive due to compensating energy-entropy effects. Herein, I discuss the role of length scales in polymer solubility problems. New ideas on surfactant mechanisms are discussed based on examples in which these mechanisms drive polymer swelling or collapse.
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- Nico F A van der Vegt
- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 10, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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Preparation and Drug Release Properties of a Thermo Sensitive GA Hydrogel. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 13:polym13010119. [PMID: 33396820 PMCID: PMC7796085 DOI: 10.3390/polym13010119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A high-strength galactomannan (GA)-based hydrogel with thermal response and pH response is introduced in this paper. GA, N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), N-[3-dimethylamino)propyl]methylacrylamide (DMAPMA), and montmorillonite were used to form hydrogels through a simple mixed static system. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the structure and properties of the hydrogels. The compressive strength of the the hydrogel increased from 23.9 to 105.61 kPa with the increase of GA dosage from 0 to 1.5 wt%. When the NIPAM content in the monomer increased from 75% to 95%, the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the hydrogel changed from 36.5 to 45.8 °C. When the monomer content was higher than 10wt%, the swelling kinetics of the sample changed from the second-order equation to the first-order equation. With the increase of the proportion of NIPAM monomer, the release rate of bovine serum album in the early stage was faster, and the cumulative release rate was close to 100%.The release rate of bovine serum albumin at 37 °C was higher than that at 25 °C. The release rate of the hydrogel containing bovine serum albumin was the fastest under the condition of pH 7.4, followed by those at pH 6.6 and pH 5.0. The results showed that this thermal-responsive hydrogel has potential applications as a drug carrier for colon delivery.
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A cosolvent surfactant mechanism affects polymer collapse in miscible good solvents. Commun Chem 2020; 3:165. [PMID: 36703319 PMCID: PMC9814688 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-00405-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The coil-globule transition of aqueous polymers is of profound significance in understanding the structure and function of responsive soft matter. In particular, the remarkable effect of amphiphilic cosolvents (e.g., alcohols) that leads to both swelling and collapse of stimuli-responsive polymers has been hotly debated in the literature, often with contradictory mechanisms proposed. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we herein demonstrate that alcohols reduce the free energy cost of creating a repulsive polymer-solvent interface via a surfactant-like mechanism which surprisingly drives polymer collapse at low alcohol concentrations. This hitherto neglected role of interfacial solvation thermodynamics is common to all coil-globule transitions, and rationalizes the experimentally observed effects of higher alcohols and polymer molecular weight on the coil-to-globule transition of thermoresponsive polymers. Polymer-(co)solvent attractive interactions reinforce or compensate this mechanism and it is this interplay which drives polymer swelling or collapse.
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Shen Y, Liu B, Cui J, Xiang J, Liu M, Han Y, Wang Y. Hydration Shell Changes in Surfactant Aggregate Transitions Revealed by Raman-MCR Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7429-7437. [PMID: 32803982 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hydration states of many self-assemblies directly relate to their structures and functions. Here, we use Raman multivariate curve resolution (Raman-MCR) assisted by differential scanning calorimetry and nuclear magnetic resonance to explore the hydration properties of aggregates formed by three cationic ammonium surfactants, trimethylene-1,3-bis(dodecyldimethylammonium bromide) (12-3-12(Br)2), didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB), and dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). For 12-3-12(Br)2, the transitions from spherical to rodlike and wormlike micelles lead to about 20% and 60% dehydration and gradually weaken water tetrahedral order and H-bond in hydration shells for both headgroup and hydrophobic chain. As to DDAB, unilamellar vesicles contain two kinds of hydration water species, but multicompartment vesicles exhibit decreased water order and weaker H-bond. DTAB only forms spherical micelles and its hydration structure is similar to that of the 12-3-12(Br)2 spherical micelles. This work provides a basis to explore the hydration states of complex biological self-assemblies.
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- Yutan Shen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, 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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- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, 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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- Analysis and Test Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, 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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Bredt AJ, Ben-Amotz D. Influence of crowding on hydrophobic hydration-shell structure. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:11724-11730. [PMID: 32409791 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00702a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The influence of molecular crowding on water structure, and the associated crossover behavior, is quantified using Raman multivariate curve resolution (Raman-MCR) hydration-shell vibrational spectroscopy of aqueous tert-butyl alcohol, 2-butyl alcohol and 2-butoxyethanol solutions of variable concentration and temperature. Changes in the hydration-shell OH stretch band shape and mean frequency are used to identify the temperature at which the hydration-shell crosses over from a more ordered to less ordered structure, relative to pure water. The influence of crowding on the crossover is found to depend on solute size and shape in a way that is correlated with the corresponding infinitely dilute hydration-shell structure (and the corresponding first hydration-shell spectra are invariably very similar to pure water). Analysis of the results using a Muller-like two-state equilibrium between more ordered and less ordered hydration-shell structures implies that crossover temperature changes are dictated primarily by enthalpic stabilization of the more ordered hydration-shell structures.
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- Aria J Bredt
- Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Shi X, Wu J, Wang Z, Song F, Gao W, Liu S. Synthesis and properties of a temperature-sensitive hydrogel based on physical crosslinking via stereocomplexation of PLLA-PDLA. RSC Adv 2020; 10:19759-19769. [PMID: 35520454 PMCID: PMC9054217 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01790f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A synthetic route to amphiphilic conetwork (APCN) gels was developed and involved (1) a ring-opening polymerization (ROP) synthesis of the macromonomer HEMA-PLLA/PDLA, and (2) a radical polymerization of a stereocomplex of the synthesized macromonomers with P(MEO2MA-co-OEGMA) to form the APCN gels. The structure of the gel was successfully verified using X-ray diffraction. Thermal analysis and differential scanning calorimetry data showed that the thermal behaviors of the gels were greatly improved compared with that of polylactic acid (PLA). The mechanical properties of the gels were measured by using a dynamic viscometer, and the results indicated a greater mechanical strength before swelling than afterwards, and an increasing strength of the gels with increasing amount of PLA stereocomplex. Gels placed in different aqueous phases at different temperatures showed different swelling ratio (SR) values. Specifically, the SR gradually decreased as the temperature was increased, indicating a temperature sensitivity of the gels. In addition, the gels placed in the aqueous and organic phases presented as hydrogels and hydrophobic gels, respectively, and their SR values were relatively low. These results indicated the amphiphilic nature of the gel, and indicated great application prospects for the gel in biomedicine. A synthetic route to amphiphilic conetwork (APCN) gels was developed and involved (1) ring-opening polymerization synthesis of the macromonomer, and (2) radical polymerization of stereocomplex of the synthesized macromonomers with MEO2MA, OEGMA to form the APCN gels.![]()
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- Xiaoyu Shi
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), Ministry of Education Xi'an 710062 PR China +86-29-81530781.,School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), Ministry of Education Xi'an 710062 PR China +86-29-81530781.,School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), Ministry of Education Xi'an 710062 PR China +86-29-81530781.,School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), Ministry of Education Xi'an 710062 PR China +86-29-81530781.,School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), Ministry of Education Xi'an 710062 PR China +86-29-81530781.,School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), Ministry of Education Xi'an 710062 PR China +86-29-81530781.,School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 PR China
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Microscopic insights into the phase transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in aqueous media: Effects of molecular weight and polymer concentration. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mochizuki K. Reduction of water-mediated repulsion drives poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) collapse upon heating. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:1053-1060. [PMID: 31867584 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05491j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Thermo-sensitive aqueous polymers undergo a coil-to-globule transition on heating, with drastic chemical and structural changes. We performed molecular dynamics simulations for PVCL in water to study the driving forces for the polymer's collapse.
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- Kenji Mochizuki
- Department of Chemistry and Materials
- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology
- Shinshu University
- Nagano 386-8567
- Japan
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Nonoyama T, Lee YW, Ota K, Fujioka K, Hong W, Gong JP. Instant Thermal Switching from Soft Hydrogel to Rigid Plastics Inspired by Thermophile Proteins. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1905878. [PMID: 31736142 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Proteins of thermophiles are thermally stable in a high-temperature environment, adopting a strategy of enhancing the electrostatic interaction in hydrophobic media at high temperature. Herein, inspired by the molecular mechanism of thermally stable proteins, the synthesis of novel polymer materials that undergo ultrarapid, isochoric, and reversible switching from soft hydrogels to rigid plastics at elevated temperature is reported. The materials are developed from versatile, inexpensive, and nontoxic poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels containing calcium acetate. By the cooperative effects of hydrophobic interaction and ionic interaction, the hydrogels undergo significant spinodal decomposition and subsequent rubbery-to-glassy transition when heated to an elevated temperature. As a result, the gels exhibit super-rapid and significant hikes in stiffness, strength, and toughness by up to 1800-, 80-, and 20-folds, respectively, when the temperature is raised from 25 to 70 °C, while the volumes of the gels are almost unchanged. As a potential application, the performance of the materials as athletic protective gear is demonstrated. This work provides a pathway for developing thermally stiffened materials and may significantly broaden the scope of polymer applications.
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- Takayuki Nonoyama
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GSS, GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Kita-21 Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-21 Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-21 Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-21 Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GSS, GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Kita-21 Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
- Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GSS, GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Kita-21 Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Kita-21 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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Bruce EE, van der Vegt NFA. Molecular Scale Solvation in Complex Solutions. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:12948-12956. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Ellen E. Bruce
- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und
Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und
Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Hydration-shell vibrational spectroscopy provides an experimental window into solute-induced water structure changes that mediate aqueous folding, binding, and self-assembly. Decomposition of measured Raman and infrared (IR) spectra of aqueous solutions using multivariate curve resolution (MCR) and related methods may be used to obtain solute-correlated spectra revealing solute-induced perturbations of water structure, such as changes in water hydrogen-bond strength, tetrahedral order, and the presence of dangling (non-hydrogen-bonded) OH groups. More generally, vibrational-MCR may be applied to both aqueous and nonaqueous solutions, including multicomponent mixtures, to quantify solvent-mediated interactions between oily, polar, and ionic solutes, in both dilute and crowded fluids. Combining vibrational-MCR with emerging theoretical modeling strategies promises synergetic advances in the predictive understanding of multiscale self-assembly processes of both biological and technological interest.
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- Dor Ben-Amotz
- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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Collective Transformation of Water between Hyperactive Antifreeze Proteins: RiAFPs. CRYSTALS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst9040188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We demonstrate, by molecular dynamics simulations, that water confined between a pair of insect hyperactive antifreeze proteins from the longhorn beetle Rhagium inquisitor is discontinuously expelled as the two proteins approach each other at a certain distance. The extensive striped hydrophobic–hydrophilic pattern on the surface, comprising arrays of threonine residues, enables water to form three independent ice channels through the assistance of hydroxyl groups, even at 300 K. The transformation is reminiscent of a freezing–melting transition rather than a drying transition and governs the stable protein–protein separation in the evaluation of the potential of mean force. The collectivity of water penetration or expulsion and the hysteresis in the time scale of ten nanoseconds predict a potential first-order phase transition at the limit of infinite size and provide a new framework for the water-mediated interaction between solutes.
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Mugheirbi NA, Mosquera-Giraldo LI, Borca CH, Slipchenko LV, Taylor LS. Phase Behavior of Drug-Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Amorphous Solid Dispersions Produced from Various Solvent Systems: Mechanistic Understanding of the Role of Polymer using Experimental and Theoretical Methods. Mol Pharm 2018; 15:3236-3251. [PMID: 29874454 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Naila A. Mugheirbi
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Sanders SE, Vanselous H, Petersen PB. Water at surfaces with tunable surface chemistries. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2018; 30:113001. [PMID: 29393860 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aaacb5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Aqueous interfaces are ubiquitous in natural environments, spanning atmospheric, geological, oceanographic, and biological systems, as well as in technical applications, such as fuel cells and membrane filtration. Where liquid water terminates at a surface, an interfacial region is formed, which exhibits distinct properties from the bulk aqueous phase. The unique properties of water are governed by the hydrogen-bonded network. The chemical and physical properties of the surface dictate the boundary conditions of the bulk hydrogen-bonded network and thus the interfacial properties of the water and any molecules in that region. Understanding the properties of interfacial water requires systematically characterizing the structure and dynamics of interfacial water as a function of the surface chemistry. In this review, we focus on the use of experimental surface-specific spectroscopic methods to understand the properties of interfacial water as a function of surface chemistry. Investigations of the air-water interface, as well as efforts in tuning the properties of the air-water interface by adding solutes or surfactants, are briefly discussed. Buried aqueous interfaces can be accessed with careful selection of spectroscopic technique and sample configuration, further expanding the range of chemical environments that can be probed, including solid inorganic materials, polymers, and water immiscible liquids. Solid substrates can be finely tuned by functionalization with self-assembled monolayers, polymers, or biomolecules. These variables provide a platform for systematically tuning the chemical nature of the interface and examining the resulting water structure. Finally, time-resolved methods to probe the dynamics of interfacial water are briefly summarized before discussing the current status and future directions in studying the structure and dynamics of interfacial water.
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- Stephanie E Sanders
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States of America
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Morawietz T, Marsalek O, Pattenaude SR, Streacker LM, Ben-Amotz D, Markland TE. The Interplay of Structure and Dynamics in the Raman Spectrum of Liquid Water over the Full Frequency and Temperature Range. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:851-857. [PMID: 29394069 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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While many vibrational Raman spectroscopy studies of liquid water have investigated the temperature dependence of the high-frequency O-H stretching region, few have analyzed the changes in the Raman spectrum as a function of temperature over the entire spectral range. Here, we obtain the Raman spectra of water from its melting to boiling point, both experimentally and from simulations using an ab initio-trained machine learning potential. We use these to assign the Raman bands and show that the entire spectrum can be well described as a combination of two temperature-independent spectra. We then assess which spectral regions exhibit strong dependence on the local tetrahedral order in the liquid. Further, this work demonstrates that changes in this structural parameter can be used to elucidate the temperature dependence of the Raman spectrum of liquid water and provides a guide to the Raman features that signal water ordering in more complex aqueous systems.
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- Tobias Morawietz
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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