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Li S, Cui R, Yu C, Zhou Y. Coarse-Grained Model of Thiol-Epoxy-Based Alternating Copolymers in Explicit Solvents. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:1830-1841. [PMID: 35179028 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c09406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The cosolvent method has been widely used in the self-assembly of amphiphilic alternating copolymers (ACPs), but the role of good and selective solvents is rarely investigated. Here, we have developed a coarse-grained (CG) model for the widely studied thiol-epoxy-based amphiphilic ACPs and a three-bead CG model for tetrahydrofuran (THF) as the good solvent, which is compatible with the MARTINI water model. The accuracy of both the CG polymer and THF models was validated by reproducing the structural and thermodynamic properties obtained from experiments or atomistic simulation results. Density in bulk, the radius of gyration, and solvation free energy in water or THF showed a good agreement between CG and atomistic models. The CG models were further employed to explore the self-assembly of ACPs in THF/water mixtures with different compositions. Chain folding and liquid-liquid phase separation behaviors were found with increasing water fractions, which were the key steps of the self-assembly process. This work will provide a basic platform to explore the self-assembly of amphiphilic ACPs in solvent mixtures and to reveal the real role of different solvents in self-assembly.
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- Shanlong Li
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Cao L, Zhao Q, Liu Q, Ma L, Li C, Wang X, Cai Y. Electrostatic Manipulation of Triblock Terpolymer Nanofilm Compartmentalization during Aqueous Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Lei Cao
- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Wang L, Zhong T, Quan X, Zhou J. Solvent-responsiveness of PS–PEO binary mixed polymer brushes: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics study. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2017.1350662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Li Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Etampawala TN, Aryal D, Osti NC, He L, Heller WT, Willis CL, Grest GS, Perahia D. Association of a multifunctional ionic block copolymer in a selective solvent. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:184903. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4967291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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- Biology and Soft Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Biology and Soft Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Kraton Polymers US LLC, 16400 Park Row, Houston, Texas 77084, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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Li NK, Fuss WH, Tang L, Gu R, Chilkoti A, Zauscher S, Yingling YG. Prediction of solvent-induced morphological changes of polyelectrolyte diblock copolymer micelles. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:8236-8245. [PMID: 26315065 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01742d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Self-assembly processes of polyelectrolyte block copolymers are ubiquitous in industrial and biological processes; understanding their physical properties can also provide insights into the design of polyelectrolyte materials with novel and tailored properties. Here, we report systematic analysis on how the ionic strength of the solvent and the length of the polyelectrolyte block affect the self-assembly and morphology of the polyelectrolyte block copolymer materials by constructing a salt-dependent morphological phase diagram using an implicit solvent ionic strength (ISIS) method for dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations. This diagram permits the determination of the conditions for the morphological transition into a specific shape, namely vesicles or lamellar aggregates, wormlike/cylindrical micelles, and spherical micelles. The scaling behavior for the size of spherical micelles is predicted, in terms of radius of gyration (R(g,m)) and thickness of corona (Hcorona), as a function of solvent ionic strength (c(s)) and polyelectrolyte length (NA), which are R(g,m) ∼ c(s)(-0.06)N(A)(0.54) and Hcorona ∼ c(s)(-0.11)N(A)(0.75). The simulation results were corroborated through AFM and static light scattering measurements on the example of the self-assembly of monodisperse, single-stranded DNA block-copolynucleotides (polyT50-b-F-dUTP). Overall, we were able to predict the salt-responsive morphology of polyelectrolyte materials in aqueous solution and show that a spherical-cylindrical-lamellar change in morphology can be obtained through an increase in solvent ionic strength or a decrease of polyelectrolyte length.
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- Nan K Li
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, 144 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, 144 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 136 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, 144 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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Raffa P, Wever DAZ, Picchioni F, Broekhuis AA. Polymeric Surfactants: Synthesis, Properties, and Links to Applications. Chem Rev 2015; 115:8504-63. [PMID: 26182291 DOI: 10.1021/cr500129h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Patrizio Raffa
- Department of Chemical Engineering-Product Technology, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.,Dutch Polymer Institute DPI , P.O. Box 902, 5600 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering-Product Technology, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.,Dutch Polymer Institute DPI , P.O. Box 902, 5600 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering-Product Technology, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering-Product Technology, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Kalva N, Aswal VK, Ambade AV. Effect of the Branching Pattern of Hydrophobic Dendrons on the Core Structure of Linear-Dendritic Copolymer Micelles. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201400150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Nagendra Kalva
- Polymer Science and Engineering Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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- Solid State Physics Division; Bhabha Atomic Research Centre; Mumbai 400085 India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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Heinen JM, Blom ACM, Hawkett BS, Warr GG. Phase Behavior of Amphiphilic Diblock Co-oligomers with Nonionic and Ionic Hydrophilic Groups. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:3005-18. [DOI: 10.1021/jp307875z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jennifer M. Heinen
- School of Chemistry, F11, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, 2033 Sweeney Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- School of Chemistry, F11, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, F11, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Yan Y, Liu J, Xiong Y, Cheng Y, Yao P. Superoxide Dismutase Binding and Release Behaviors of Dodecylated Poly(allylamine)s: Effects of Self-Aggregation and Organic Solvents. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201200130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Greenall MJ, Schuetz P, Furzeland S, Atkins D, Buzza DMA, Butler MF, McLeish TCB. Controlling the Self-Assembly of Binary Copolymer Mixtures in Solution through Molecular Architecture. Macromolecules 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ma2008546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Unilever R&D Colworth, Colworth Park, Sharnbrook, MK44 1LQ, U.K
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- Unilever R&D Colworth, Colworth Park, Sharnbrook, MK44 1LQ, U.K
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, U.K
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Lejeune E, Drechsler M, Jestin J, Müller AHE, Chassenieux C, Colombani O. Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers with a Moderately Hydrophobic Block: Toward Dynamic Micelles. Macromolecules 2010. [DOI: 10.1021/ma902822g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Elise Lejeune
- UMR6120 Polymères, Colloïdes et Interfaces, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, France
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- Makromolekulare Chemie II, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
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- Makromolekulare Chemie II, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- UMR6120 Polymères, Colloïdes et Interfaces, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, France
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- UMR6120 Polymères, Colloïdes et Interfaces, Université du Maine, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, France
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