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Glagoleva AA, Yaroslavov AA, Vasilevskaya VV. Computer Simulation Insight into the Adsorption and Diffusion of Polyelectrolytes on Oppositely Charged Surface. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:2845. [PMID: 37447491 DOI: 10.3390/polym15132845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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In the present work, by means of computer simulation, we studied the adsorption and diffusion of polyelectrolyte macromolecules on oppositely charged surfaces. We considered the surface coverage and the charge of the adsorbed layer depending on the ionization degree of the macromolecules and the charge of the surface and carried out a computer experiment on the polymer diffusion within the adsorbed layers, taking into account its strong dependency on the surface coverage and the macromolecular ionization degree. The different regimes were distinguished that provided maximal mobility of the polymer chains along with a high number of charged groups in the layer, which could be beneficial for the development of the functional coatings. The results were compared with those of previous experiments on the adsorption of polyelectrolyte layers that may be applied as biocidal renewable coatings that can reversibly desorb from the surface.
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- Anna A Glagoleva
- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1-3 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1-3 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Halsted MC, Bible AN, Morrell-Falvey JL, Retterer ST. Quantifying biofilm propagation on chemically modified surfaces. Biofilm 2022; 4:100088. [PMID: 36303845 PMCID: PMC9594113 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2022.100088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Conditions affecting biofilm formation differ among bacterial species and this presents a challenge to studying biofilms in the lab. This work leverages functionalized silanes to control surface chemistry in the study of early biofilm propagation, quantified with a semi-automated image processing algorithm. These methods support the study of Pantoea sp. YR343, a gram-negative bacterium isolated from the poplar rhizosphere. We found that Pantoea sp. YR343 does not readily attach to hydrophilic surfaces but will form biofilms with a “honeycomb” morphology on hydrophobic surfaces. Our image processing algorithm described here quantified the evolution of the honeycomb morphology over time, and found the propagation to display a logarithmic behavior. This methodology was repeated with a flagella-deficient fliR mutant of Pantoea sp. YR343 which resulted in reduced surface attachment. Quantifiable differences between Pantoea WT and ΔfliR biofilm morphologies were captured by the image processing algorithm, further demonstrating the insight gained from these methods.
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA,Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge, TN, USA,Corresponding author. Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
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Witzmann T, Ramsperger AFRM, Wieland S, Laforsch C, Kress H, Fery A, Auernhammer GK. Repulsive Interactions of Eco-corona-Covered Microplastic Particles Quantitatively Follow Modeling of Polymer Brushes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:8748-8756. [PMID: 35736564 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The environmental fate and toxicity of microplastic particles are dominated by their surface properties. In the environment, an adsorbed layer of biomolecules and natural organic matter forms the so-called eco-corona. A quantitative description of how this eco-corona changes the particles' colloidal interactions is still missing. Here, we demonstrate with colloidal probe-atomic force microscopy that eco-corona formation on microplastic particles introduces a compressible film on the surface, which changes the mechanical behavior. We measure single particle-particle interactions and find a pronounced increase of long-range repulsive interactions upon eco-corona formation. These force-separation characteristics follow the Alexander-de Gennes (AdG) polymer brush model under certain conditions. We further compare the obtained fitting parameters to known systems like polyelectrolyte multilayers and propose these as model systems for the eco-corona. Our results show that concepts of fundamental polymer physics, like the AdG model, also help in understanding more complex systems like biomolecules adsorbed to surfaces, i.e., the eco-corona.
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- Thomas Witzmann
- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden e.V., Institute of Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Animal Ecology I and BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Biological Physics, University of Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Animal Ecology I and BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Biological Physics, University of Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Animal Ecology I and BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Biological Physics, University of Bayreuth, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden e.V., Institute of Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- Physical Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden e.V., Institute of Physical Chemistry and Polymer Physics, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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Balzer C, Jiang J, Marson RL, Ginzburg VV, Wang ZG. Nonelectrostatic Adsorption of Polyelectrolytes and Mediated Interactions between Solid Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:5483-5493. [PMID: 33913719 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polymer-mediated interaction between two solid surfaces is directly connected to the properties of the adsorbed polymer layers. Nonelectrostatic interactions with a surface can significantly impact the adsorption of polyelectrolytes to charged surfaces. We use a classical density functional theory to study the effect of various polyelectrolyte solution properties on the adsorption and interaction between two like-charged surfaces. Our results show that nonelectrostatic interactions not only enhance polyelectrolyte adsorption but can also result in qualitatively different salt effects with respect to the adsorbed amount. In particular, we observe decreasing, increasing, and a previously unreported nonmonotonic behavior in the adsorbed amount of polymer with added salt under the conditions studied, although the nonmonotonic regime only occurs for a narrow range in the parameter space. With sufficient nonelectrostatic adsorption, the adsorbed polymer layers produce a long-range repulsive barrier that is strong enough to overcome dispersive interactions that cause surfaces to attract. Concurrently, a short-range bridging attraction is observed when the two polyelectrolyte layers span both the surfaces. Both the repulsive barrier and bridging attraction depend on the charge density of the polymer backbone and the bulk salt concentration but not on the chain length in the semidilute regime studied.
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- Christopher Balzer
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Research and Development, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48674, United States
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- Research and Development, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48674, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Patiño JE, Kuhl TL, Morales VL. Direct Measurements of the Forces between Silver and Mica in Humic Substance-Rich Solutions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:15076-15085. [PMID: 33170663 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Deposition of engineered nanoparticles onto porous media from flowing suspensions is important for soil and groundwater quality. The deposition mechanism is controlled by interaction forces between particles and collectors. We investigated the origin and magnitude of opposing forces between silver and mica surfaces (representing nanosilver and sand grains) in solutions relevant to agricultural soils with direct measurements using a surface force apparatus. Solutions of variable NaNO3, Ca(NO3)2, and humic acid (HA) concentrations were used to differentiate individual contributing forces and quantify surface properties. The measured Hamaker constant for silver-water-mica was consistent with Lifshitz theory. Our results indicate that HA forms an adsorbed surface layer, but its charge, thicknesses, compressibility, and mass are significantly larger on mica than silver. Ca2+ primarily reduced the differences between the initially adsorbed HA layer properties on each surface, making them more similar. Force-distance profiles indicate that, when silver-mica systems were exposed to HA, osmotic-steric, electrostatic, and van der Waals forces dominate. Soft particle theory was deemed inappropriate for this system. Derjaguin's approximation was utilized to translate force measurements into interaction energy between nanosilver particles and mica collectors. We propose attachment efficiency estimates from measured surface properties, which suggest high particle mobility when nanosilver is applied to HA-rich agricultural soils with modest ionic strength.
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- Janis E Patiño
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, 1 Shields Ave #2001, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Computer Simulation Study on Adsorption and Conformation of Polymer Chains Driven by External Force. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-020-2491-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eraghi Kazzaz A, Fatehi P. Interaction of synthetic and lignin-based sulfonated polymers with hydrophilic, hydrophobic, and charged self-assembled monolayers. RSC Adv 2020; 10:36778-36793. [PMID: 35517948 PMCID: PMC9057052 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07554j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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There is a need to understand the role of polymer structure on its interaction with surfaces to produce effective functional surfaces. In this work, we produced two anionic polymers of lignin-3-sulfopropyl methacrylate (L-S) and poly(vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate)-3-sulfopropyl methacrylate (PVA-S) with similar charge densities and molecular weights. On the gold-coated surface, we deposited self-assembled monolayers (SAM) bearing different terminal moieties namely, hydroxyl, carboxyl, methyl, and amine groups of alkanethiols. This study highlighted the difference between the interaction of L-S and PVA-S and functionalized self-assembled surfaces. The information was generated using advanced tools, such as an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D), which facilitated the correlation development between polymer properties and deposition performance on the functionalized surfaces. The higher deposition of PVA-S than L-S onto OH and COOH surfaces was observed due to its greater hydrogen bonding development and higher solubility. The solubility and structure of PVA-S were also beneficial for its higher adsorption than L-S onto CH3 and NH2 surfaces. However, the variation in pH, temperature, and salt significantly affected the adsorption of the macromolecules. The interaction mechanism of synthetic and lignin based sulfonated materials with well-designed functional surfaces was investigated systematically.![]()
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- Armin Eraghi Kazzaz
- Biorefining Research Institute
- Green Processes Research Centre
- Chemical Engineering Department
- Lakehead University
- Thunder Bay
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- Biorefining Research Institute
- Green Processes Research Centre
- Chemical Engineering Department
- Lakehead University
- Thunder Bay
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Improved phosphoric acid recovery from sewage sludge ash using layer-by-layer modified membranes. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tiraferri A, Maroni P. Rapid Desorption of Polyelectrolytes from Solid Surfaces Induced by Changes of Aqueous Chemistry. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:12302-12309. [PMID: 30251860 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The short-term desorption induced by changes of aqueous chemistry of predeposited polyelectrolyte layers on solid surfaces was studied with reflectometry. The behavior of a strong polycation, polydiallydimethylammonium chloride (PDADMAC), interacting with flat silica was investigated in detail. Results showed that partial desorption of preadsorbed polymer chains can be quickly triggered by changes in ionic strength and pH. When lowering these parameters in the PDADMAC-silica system, the increased lateral repulsive potential of neighboring chains drove the desorption of some of the polymer. Furthermore, layer desorption was favored when electrostatic interactions between a polyelectrolyte and the underlying surface became less attractive or switched to being repulsive. At the investigated timescales (<1 h), adlayer desorption was always partial and often incomplete. When initiating desorption from a condition of large adsorbed mass, desorption effects did not result in the plateau mass obtained by adsorption on a clean surface: an excess mass remained deposited. The results thus suggest that a relatively large energy barrier needs to be overcome to induce redissolution of predeposited chains and that this barrier may be a function of the number of polymer-surface interactions, which are in turn correlated with polymer molecular mass. These mechanisms have important implications for environmental processes and colloidal systems because they imply that, once adsorbed, polymeric chains may be redissolved but only to a limited degree at typical engineering timescales.
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- Alberto Tiraferri
- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering , Politecnico di Torino , Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 , 10129 Turin , Italy
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry , University of Geneva , Sciences II, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30 , 1205 Geneva , Switzerland
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Lee J, Beniah G, Dandamudi CB, Han JJ, Lyon BA, Norton CA, Huffman ND, Johnson LM, Mecham JB, Rothrock GD, Zhou N, Pennell KD, Johnston KP. Noncovalent grafting of polyelectrolytes onto hydrophobic polymer colloids with a swelling agent. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Imbrogno A, Tiraferri A, Abbenante S, Weyand S, Schwaiger R, Luxbacher T, Schäfer AI. Organic fouling control through magnetic ion exchange‐nanofiltration (MIEX‐NF) in water treatment. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Liu X, Feilberg KL, Yan W, Stenby EH, Thormann E. Electrical Double-Layer and Ion Bridging Forces between Symmetric and Asymmetric Charged Surfaces in the Presence of Mono- and Divalent Ions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:4426-4434. [PMID: 28430450 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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An atomic force microscope, employing the colloidal probe technique, was used to study the interactions between six different combinations of silane-functionalized silica surfaces in NaCl and CaCl2 solutions. The surfaces consisted of monolayers of the apolar trimethoxy(octyl)silane, the positively charged (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane, and the negatively charged (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane. The interactions between the three symmetric systems, as well as between the three asymmetric combinations of surfaces, were measured and compared to calculated electrical double-layer forces. The results demonstrated that the long-range interactions between the surfaces in all cases were dominated by double-layer forces, while short-range interactions, including adhesion, were dominated by ion bridging forces in the cases where both interaction surfaces favored adsorption of calcium ions. The study thus also demonstrates how surface force studies in mono- and divalent salt solutions can be used as an analytical tool for probing specific functional groups on heterogeneous surfaces.
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- Xiaoyan Liu
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Centre for Oil and Gas, Technical University of Denmark , 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Centre for Oil and Gas, Technical University of Denmark , 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Centre for Oil and Gas, Technical University of Denmark , 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Centre for Oil and Gas, Technical University of Denmark , 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Centre for Oil and Gas, Technical University of Denmark , 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Zhang T, Ma Z, Li G, Luo Y. A new strategy for the fabrication of high performance reactive microspheres via energetic polyelectrolyte assembly. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra24857h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Al and Fe2O3 NPs functionalized by GAP-based energetic polyelectrolytes assemble into reactive microspheres by electrostatic interaction.
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- Tianfu Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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Membrane Functionalization with Hyperbranched Polymers. MATERIALS 2016; 9:ma9080706. [PMID: 28773828 PMCID: PMC5512528 DOI: 10.3390/ma9080706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Polymer membranes have been modified with hyperbranched polymers with the aim to generate a high density of hydrophilic functional groups at the membrane surface. For this purpose hyperbranched polymers containing amino, alcohol, and carboxylic acid end groups were used for membrane modification, respectively. Thus, surface potential and charges were changed significantly to result in attractive or repulsive interactions towards three different proteins (albumin, lysozyme, myoglobin) that were used to indicate membrane fouling properties. Our studies demonstrated that hydrophilization alone is not effective for avoiding membrane fouling when charged proteins are present. In contrast, electrostatic repulsion seems to be a general key factor.
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Armanious A, Münch M, Kohn T, Sander M. Competitive Coadsorption Dynamics of Viruses and Dissolved Organic Matter to Positively Charged Sorbent Surfaces. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:3597-606. [PMID: 26901121 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Adsorption onto solid-water interfaces is a key process governing the fate and transport of waterborne viruses. Although negatively charged viruses are known to extensively adsorb onto positively charged adsorbent surfaces, virus adsorption in such systems in the presence of negatively charged dissolved organic matter (DOM) as coadsorbate remains poorly studied and understood. This work provides a systematic assessment of the adsorption dynamics of negatively charged viruses (i.e., bacteriophages MS2, fr, GA, and Qβ) and polystyrene nanospheres onto a positively charged model sorbent surface in the presence of varying DOM concentrations. In all systems studied, DOM competitively suppressed the adsorption of the viruses and nanospheres onto the model surface. Electrostatic repulsion of the highly negatively charged MS2, fr, and the nanospheres impaired their adsorption onto DOM adlayers that formed during the coadsorption process. In contrast, the effect of competition on overall adsorption was attenuated for less-negatively charged GA and Qβ because these viruses also adsorbed onto DOM adlayer surfaces. Competition in MS2-DOM coadsorbate systems were accurately described by a random sequential adsorption model that explicitly accounts for the unfolding of adsorbed DOM. Consistent findings for viruses and nanospheres suggest that the coadsorbate effects described herein generally apply to systems containing negatively charged nanoparticles and DOM.
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- Antonius Armanious
- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics (IBP), Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich , 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, School of Architecture, Civil, and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics (IBP), Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich , 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, School of Architecture, Civil, and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics (IBP), Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich , 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Li HM, Chen YW, Zhu YJ, Tong CH. Numerical study of the interplay of monomer-surface electrostatic and non-electrostatic interactions in the adsorption of weak polyelectrolytes on oppositely charged surfaces. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-016-1780-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nowacka M, Kowalewska A, Makowski T. Nanostructured surfaces by supramolecular self-assembly of linear oligosilsesquioxanes with biocompatible side groups. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 6:2377-87. [PMID: 26734528 PMCID: PMC4685769 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.6.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Linear oligomeric silsesquioxanes with polar side moieties (e.g., carboxylic groups and derivatives of N-acetylcysteine, cysteine hydrochloride or glutathione) can form specific, self-assembled nanostructures when deposited on mica by dip coating. The mechanism of adsorption is based on molecule-to-substrate interactions between carboxylic groups and mica. Intermolecular cross-linking by hydrogen bonds was also observed due to the donor-acceptor character of the functional groups. The texture of supramolecular nanostructures formed by the studied materials on mica was analysed with atomic force microscopy and their specific surface energy was estimated by contact angle measurements. Significant differences in the surface roughness, thickness and the arrangement of macromolecules were noted depending on the kind of functional groups on the side chains. Specific changes in the morphology of the surface layer were observed when mica was primed with a monolayer of small organic compounds (e.g., N-acetylcysteine, citric acid, thioglycolic or acid). The adsorption of both silsesquioxane oligomers and organic primers was confirmed with attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy. The observed physiochemical and textural variations in the adsorbed materials correlate with the differences in the chemical structure of the applied oligomers and primers.
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- Maria Nowacka
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Łódź, Poland
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