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Xiong C, Ma B, Qiu T, Li X, Shao X, Guo L. In situ insight into the self-assembly evolution of ABA-type block copolymers in water during the gelation process using infrared spectroscopy and near-infrared spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:17004-17013. [PMID: 35775968 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00822j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
As a kind of thermo-responsive hydrogel, amphiphilic block copolymers are widely investigated. However, the molecular mechanism of their structural change during the gelation process is still limited. Here, a well-controlled triblock copolymer poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)-b-poly(diacetone acrylamide)-b-poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMAA-b-PDAAM-b-PDMAA) was synthesized. Its optical microrheology results suggest a gelation temperature range from 42 to 50 °C, showing a transition from viscosity to elasticity. The morphological transition from spheres to worms occurs. Temperature-dependent IR spectra through two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) and the Gaussian fitting technique were analyzed to obtain the transition information of the molecular structure within the triblock copolymer. The N-way principal component analysis (NPCA) on the temperature-dependent NIR spectra was performed to understand the molecular interaction between water and the copolymer. The intramolecular hydrogen bonds within the hydrophobic PDAAM block tend to dissociate with temperature, resulting in improved hydration and a relative volume increase of the PDAAM block. The dissociation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds within the PDAAM block was the driving force for the morphological transition. Moreover, the hydrophilic PDMAA block dehydrates with temperature, and three stages can be found. The dehydration rate of the second stage with temperature from 42 to 50 °C was obviously higher than those in the lower (first stage) and higher (third stage) temperature ranges.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chongwen Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China.
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China. .,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Synthesis and Application of Waterborne Polymer, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China. .,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Synthesis and Application of Waterborne Polymer, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China. .,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Synthesis and Application of Waterborne Polymer, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Mondal S, Kang J, Park K, Lim JM, Ha JH, Kwak K, Cho M. Adsorbed Water Structure on Acrylate-Based Biocompatible Polymer Surface. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9275-9282. [PMID: 34534434 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The role of water in the excellent biocompatibility of the acrylate-based polymers widely used for antibiofouling coating material has been realized previously. Here, we report femtosecond mid-infrared pump-probe spectroscopy of the OD stretch band of HOD molecule adsorbed on highly biocompatible poly(2-methoxyethyl) acrylate [PMEA] and poorly biocompatible poly(2-phenoxyethyl) acrylate [PPEA], both of which reveal that there are two water species with significantly different vibrational lifetime. PMEA interacts more strongly with water than PPEA through the H-bonding interaction between carbonyl (C═O) and water. The vibrational lifetime of the OD stretch in PPEA is notably longer by factors of 3 and 7 than those in PMEA and bulk water, respectively. The IR-pump visible-probe photothermal imaging further unravels substantial spatial overlap between polymer CO group and water for hydrated PMEA and a significant difference in surface morphology than those in PPEA, which exhibits the underlying relationships among polymer-water interaction, surface morphology, and biocompatibility.
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- Saptarsi Mondal
- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Basic Science Institute, Natural Science Campus, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Gawali SL, Barick KC, Aswal VK, Basu M, Hassan PA. Altering the X-ray Scattering Contrast of Triton X-100 Micelles and Its Trapping in a Supercooled Solvent. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:3418-3427. [PMID: 32239938 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b11952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The structure of core-shell micelles formed by nonionic surfactant Triton X-100 (TX-100) in a supercooled glucose-urea melt is investigated by contrast variation small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), small angle neutron scattering (SANS), and HR-TEM. Cooling a molten mixture of glucose-urea (weight ratio of 3:2) to room temperature yields a supercooled solvent without crystallization that can be used for trapping micelles of TX-100. By use of a combination of water and glucose-urea mixture at different proportions as solvent for micellization, the scattering length density (SLD) of the solvent can be tuned to match the shell contrast of the micelles. A systematic analysis of SAXS and SANS data with different SLD of solvent permits a quantitative evaluation of electron density profile of micelles in different matrices. The core of TX-100 micelles shows significant swelling in glucose-urea melt, as compared to that in water. The dimension and morphology of micelles were evaluated by scattering techniques and HR-TEM. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) studies suggest that, unlike micelles in water, the diffusion of micelles in supercooled glucose-urea melt decreased by several orders of magnitude.
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- Santosh L Gawali
- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India.,Training School Complex, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India.,Training School Complex, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094, India
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- Training School Complex, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094, India.,Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India.,Training School Complex, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094, India
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India.,Training School Complex, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094, India
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Zhao Y, Ma SM, Li B, De Nicola A, Yu NS, Dong B. Micellization of Pluronic P123 in Water/Ethanol/Turpentine Oil Mixed Solvents: Hybrid Particle-Field Molecular Dynamic Simulation. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1806. [PMID: 31684204 PMCID: PMC6918437 DOI: 10.3390/polym11111806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The hybrid particle-field molecular dynamics simulation method (MD-SCF) was applied to study the self-assembly of Pluronic PEO20-PPO70-PEO20 (P123) in water/ethanol/turpentine oil- mixed solvents. In particular, the micellization process of P123 at low concentration (less than 20%) in water/ethanol/turpentine oil-mixed solvents was investigated. The aggregation number, radius of gyration, and radial density profiles were calculated and compared with experimental data to characterize the structures of the micelles self-assembled from P123 in the mixed solvent. This study confirms that the larger-sized micelles are formed in the presence of ethanol, in addition to the turpentine oil-swollen micelles. Furthermore, the spherical micelles and vesicles were both observed in the self-assembly of P123 in the water/ethanol/turpentine oil-mixed solvent. The results of this work aid the understanding of the influence of ethanol and oil on P123 micellization, which will help with the design of effective copolymer-based formulations.
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- Ying Zhao
- Institute of Nano-photonics, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China.
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- Institute of Nano-photonics, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China.
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China.
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata-ken 992-8510, Japan.
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- Institute of Nano-photonics, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China.
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- Institute of Nano-photonics, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China.
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Pal T, Sahu K. Anomalous Variation of Excited-State Proton Transfer Dynamics inside a Triblock Copolymer–Cationic Surfactant Mixed Micelle. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:8559-8568. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b06575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Tapas Pal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Verma PK, Kundu A, Cho M. How Molecular Crowding Differs from Macromolecular Crowding: A Femtosecond Mid-Infrared Pump-Probe Study. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:6584-6592. [PMID: 30380875 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Crowding is an inherent property of living systems in which biochemical processes occur in highly concentrated solutions of various finite-sized species of both low (molecular crowding) and high (macromolecular crowding) molecular weights. Is molecular crowding fundamentally different from macromolecular crowding? To answer this question, we use a femtosecond mid-infrared pump-probe technique with three vibrational probes in molecular (diethylene glycol) and macromolecular (polyethylene glycol) solutions. In less crowded media, both molecular and macromolecular crowders fail to affect the dynamics of interstitial bulk-like water molecules and those at the crowder/water interface. In highly crowded media, interstitial water dynamics strongly depends on molecular crowding, but macromolecular crowding does not alter the bulk-like hydration dynamics and has a modest crowding effect on water at the crowder/water interface. The results of this study provide a molecular level understanding of the structural and dynamic changes to water and the water-mediated cross-linking of crowders.
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- Pramod Kumar Verma
- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics , Institute for Basic Science (IBS) , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science , Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi 221005 , India
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics , Institute for Basic Science (IBS) , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics , Institute for Basic Science (IBS) , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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Jin H, Wang W, Chang H, Shen Y, Yu Z, Tian Y, Yu Y, Gong J. Effects of Salt-Controlled Self-Assembly of Triblock Copolymers F68 on Interaction Forces between Oil Drops in Aqueous Solution. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:14548-14555. [PMID: 29198115 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nonionic triblock copolymers, surfactant Pluronic F68 (PEO76-PPO29-PEO76), are widely used in industrial processes, such as foaming, emulsification, and stabilization. The behaviors of triblock copolymers such as the salt-dependent self-assembly in bulk solution and the irreversible adsorption at the oil/water interface are mainly focused to explore their effects on the interaction forces between nano-spacing interfaces of oil droplets. In this study, the atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique was employed to measure the drop interaction forces with different F68 bulk concentrations. All selected bulk concentrations (≥100 μM) of copolymers can ensure the formation of a stable layer structure of stretched polymer chains ("brush") at the oil/water interface, which behaved as a mechanical barrier at the interface. This study quantified the forces caused by the space hindrance of F68 copolymers both in the bulk phase and at the interface of oil/F68 aqueous solution during drop interaction. The effects of monovalent electrolyte (NaCl)-induced self-assembly behavior of triblock copolymers F68 in bulk solution on drop interaction forces were measured through the AFM technique.
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- Hang Jin
- National Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing , 18# Fuxue Road, Changping District, 102249 Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing , 18# Fuxue Road, Changping District, 102249 Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing , 18# Fuxue Road, Changping District, 102249 Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing , 18# Fuxue Road, Changping District, 102249 Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing , 18# Fuxue Road, Changping District, 102249 Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing , 18# Fuxue Road, Changping District, 102249 Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing , 18# Fuxue Road, Changping District, 102249 Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Pipeline Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing , 18# Fuxue Road, Changping District, 102249 Beijing, China
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