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Schnurbus M, Hardt M, Steinforth P, Carrascosa-Tejedor J, Winnall S, Gutfreund P, Schönhoff M, Campbell RA, Braunschweig B. Responsive Material and Interfacial Properties through Remote Control of Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Mixtures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:4656-4667. [PMID: 35029383 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c18934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Polyelectrolyte/surfactant (P/S) mixtures find many applications but are static in nature and cannot be reversibly reconfigured through the application of external stimuli. Using a new type of photoswitchable surfactants, we use light to trigger property changes in mixtures of an anionic polyelectrolyte with a cationic photoswitch such as electrophoretic mobilities, particle size, as well as their interfacial structure and their ability to stabilize aqueous foam. For that, we show that prevailing hydrophobic intermolecular interactions can be remotely controlled between poly(sodium styrene sulfonate) (PSS) and arylazopyrazole tetraethylammonium bromide (AAP-TB). Shifting the chemical potential for P/S binding with E/Z photoisomerization of the surfactants can reversibly disintegrate even large aggregates (>4 μm) and is accompanied by a substantial change in the net charging state of PSS/AAP-TB complexes, e.g., from negative to positive excess charges upon light irradiation. In addition to the drastic changes in the bulk solution, also at air-water interfaces, the interfacial stoichiometry and structure change drastically on the molecular level with E/Z photoisomerization, which can also drive the stability of aqueous foam on a macroscopic level.
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- Marco Schnurbus
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center of Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center of Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center of Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Division of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, M13 9PT Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Division of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, M13 9PT Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center of Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Division of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, M13 9PT Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center of Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Matthews L, Przybyłowicz Ż, Rogers SE, Bartlett P, Johnson AJ, Sochon R, Briscoe WH. The curious case of SDS self-assembly in glycerol: Formation of a lamellar gel. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 572:384-395. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Jarrett-Wilkins CN, Musgrave RA, Hailes RLN, Harniman RL, Faul CFJ, Manners I. Linear and Branched Fiber-like Micelles from the Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly of Heterobimetallic Block Copolymer Polyelectrolyte/Surfactant Complexes. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3V6, Canada
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Bassalah ME, Cerdà JJ, Sintes T, Aschi A, Othman T. Complex between cationic like-charged polyelectrolytes/surfactants systems. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Goswami M, Borreguero JM, Pincus PA, Sumpter BG. Surfactant-Mediated Polyelectrolyte Self-Assembly in a Polyelectrolyte–Surfactant Complex. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Department
of Materials Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Sulatha MS, Natarajan U. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Adsorption of Poly(acrylic acid) and Poly(methacrylic acid) on Dodecyltrimethylammonium Chloride Micelle in Water: Effect of Charge Density. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:12526-39. [PMID: 26355463 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b04680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have investigated the interaction of dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DoTA) micelle with weak polyelectrolytes, poly(acrylic acid) and poly(methacrylic acid). Anionic as well as un-ionized forms of the polyelectrolytes were studied. Polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes were formed within 5-11 ns of the simulation time and were found to be stable. Association is driven purely by electrostatic interactions for anionic chains whereas dispersion interactions also play a dominant role in the case of un-ionized chains. Surfactant headgroup nitrogen atoms are in close contact with the carboxylic oxygens of the polyelectrolyte chain at a distance of 0.35 nm. In the complexes, the polyelectrolyte chains are adsorbed on to the hydrophilic micellar surface and do not penetrate into the hydrophobic core of the micelle. Polyacrylate chain shows higher affinity for complex formation with DoTA as compared to polymethacrylate chain. Anionic polyelectrolyte chains show higher interaction strength as compared to corresponding un-ionized chains. Anionic chains act as polymeric counterion in the complexes, resulting in the displacement of counterions (Na(+) and Cl(-)) into the bulk solution. Anionic chains show distinct shrinkage upon adsorption onto the micelle. Detailed information about the microscopic structure and binding characteristics of these complexes is in agreement with available experimental literature.
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- Muralidharan S Sulatha
- Molecular Modeling and Simulation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Chennai 600036, India
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- Molecular Modeling and Simulation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Chennai 600036, India
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Micellar polymerization of alkylammonium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonates in the solvents of different polarities and properties of resulting polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes. Colloid Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-015-3497-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Interaction between oxidized polyaniline and oppositely charged amphiphilic assemblies in an aqueous/organic biphasic system. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 407:516-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dutta K, Kumar P, Das S, Kundu PP. Effects of various factors on the interfacial mass transfer phenomenon and dispersion of polyaniline in an aqueous/organic bi-/tri-phasic system. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dutta K, Mahale RY, Arulkashmir A, Krishnamoorthy K. Reversible assembly and disassembly of micelles by a polymer that switches between hydrophilic and hydrophobic wettings. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:10097-10104. [PMID: 22690803 DOI: 10.1021/la301760a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Supramolecular complexes involving nanoscopic amphiphilic assemblies (AAs) and polyelectrolytes have been used to prepare a variety of materials, wherein the dynamic AAs retain the structural features, but the polyelectrolytes undergo conformational changes. Here we show that a charge bearing rigid conjugated polymer can alter the structural features and disassemble AAs. We also demonstrate reversible assembly and disassembly of AAs by controlling the number of charges on the rigid polymer. During the disassembly, the guest molecules sequestered in the AAs are released. The rate of release has been modulated by changing the morphology of the charge bearing polymer. Concomitant to the AAs disassembly, the polymer surface becomes hydrophobic due to the binding of the amphiphiles on the charges of the polymer backbone. By controlling the charges on the polymer, the surface wettability was varied gradually from hydrophilic to hydrophobic.
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- Kingshuk Dutta
- Polymers and Advanced Materials Laboratory, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory-Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Liu Z, Shang Y, Feng J, Peng C, Liu H, Hu Y. Effect of Hydrophilicity or Hydrophobicity of Polyelectrolyte on the Interaction between Polyelectrolyte and Surfactants: Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:5516-26. [DOI: 10.1021/jp212089d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zhenhai Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical
and Engineering and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical
and Engineering and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237,
China
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- Department of Chemistry
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Life Science, Chuzhou University, Anhui
239012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical
and Engineering and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical
and Engineering and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical
and Engineering and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237,
China
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Li F, Luan Y, Liu X, Pang J, Lin G, Shao W, Li Z. Characterization and Aggregation Behaviors of Mixed DDAB/SDS Solution With and Without Poly(4-styrenesulfonic Acid-Co-Maleic Acid) Sodium. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2010.528334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Sharma KP, Choudhury CK, Srivastava S, Davis H, Rajamohanan PR, Roy S, Kumaraswamy G. Assembly of Polyethyleneimine in the Hexagonal Mesophase of Nonionic Surfactant: Effect of pH and Temperature. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:9059-69. [DOI: 10.1021/jp202614x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kamendra P. Sharma
- Complex Fluids and Polymer Engineering Group, Polymer Science and Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
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- NMR Center, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
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- Physical Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
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- Complex Fluids and Polymer Engineering Group, Polymer Science and Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
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Li F, Luan Y, Liu X, Xu G, Li X, Li X, Wang J. Investigation on the aggregation behaviors of DDAB/NaDEHP catanionic vesicles in the absence and presence of a negatively charged polyelectrolyte. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:5897-905. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp01365j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Diehl A, Kuhn PS. Effect of monovalent salt on the conformation of polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2009; 79:011805. [PMID: 19257062 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.79.011805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We study the conformation of polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes in the presence of monovalent salt. A simple model for the formation of these structures is presented in the framework of the Debye-Hückel-Bjerrum-Manning and Flory theories, with the hydrophobic interactions between the hydrocarbon tails of surfactant molecules treated in the spirit of van der Waals theory as an effective attraction. The extension of the polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes is analyzed as a function of the salt concentration and a discrete conformational transition between a compact globule and an elongated coil is found, in agreement with experimental results for the unfolding transition of a DNA-cationic surfactant complex.
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- A Diehl
- Departamento de Física, Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, CEP 96010-900, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Ishikubo A, Mays J, Tirrell M. Behavior of Cationic Surfactants in Poly(styrene sulfonate) Brushes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2008. [DOI: 10.1021/ie800004w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Akira Ishikubo
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenneseee 37996, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, and Shiseido Research Center, 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi 224-8558, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenneseee 37996, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, and Shiseido Research Center, 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi 224-8558, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenneseee 37996, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, and Shiseido Research Center, 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi 224-8558, Japan
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Luan Y, Ramos L. Real-Time Observation of Polyelectrolyte-Induced Binding of Charged Bilayers. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:14619-24. [DOI: 10.1021/ja073412h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yuxia Luan
- Contribution from the LCVN (UMR CNRS-UM2 No. 5587), CC26, Université Montpellier II, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Contribution from the LCVN (UMR CNRS-UM2 No. 5587), CC26, Université Montpellier II, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Kuhn PS, Diehl A. Flexible polyelectrolyte conformation in the presence of oppositely charged surfactants. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2007; 76:041807. [PMID: 17995019 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.76.041807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2007] [Revised: 09/10/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Conformational behavior of flexible polyelectrolytes in the presence of monovalent cationic surfactants is examined. A simple model is presented for the formation of polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes in salt-free solutions in the framework of the Debye-Hückel-Bjerrum-Manning and Flory theories, including explicitly the hydrophobic interactions between the associated surfactant molecules on the polyelectrolyte. The distribution of complexes is calculated as a function of the surfactant concentration and a discrete conformational transition between an elongated coil and a compact globule was found, in agreement with experimental observations.
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- P S Kuhn
- Departamento de Física, Instituto de Física e Matemática, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Caixa Postal 354, CEP 96010-900, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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XU Y, FENG J, SHANG Y, LIU H. Molecular Dynamics Simulation for the Effect of Chain Length of Spacer and Tail of Cationic Gemini Surfactant on the Complex with Anionic Polyelectrolyte. Chin J Chem Eng 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1004-9541(07)60124-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gus'kova OA, Pavlov AS, Khalatur PG, Khokhlov AR. Molecular Bottle Brushes in a Solution of Semiflexible Polyelectrolytes and Block Copolymers with an Oppositely Charged Block: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation. J Phys Chem B 2007; 111:8360-8. [PMID: 17388489 DOI: 10.1021/jp067222p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Using a coarse-grained model, we performed molecular dynamics simulations of the electrostatically driven self-assembly of strongly charged polyelectrolytes and diblock copolymers composed of oppositely charged and neutral blocks. Stoichiometric micelle-like complexes formed in a dilute solution represent cylindrical brushes whose conformation is determined by the linear charge density on the polyelectrolyte and by temperature. The core-shell morphology of the cylindrical brushes is proven. The core of these anisotropic micelles consists of an insoluble complex coacervate formed by the ionic chains and a shell made up of the neutral solvophilic blocks. As the concentration of macromolecules increases, the orientational ordering of ionic micelles takes place. The complexation can induce effective steric stiffening of the polyelectrolyte chains.
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- Olga A Gus'kova
- Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Xu Y, Feng J, Liu H, Hu Y, Jiang J. Molecular dynamics simulation of polyelectrolyte with oppositely charged monomeric and dimeric surfactants. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/08927020601158679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gus’kova OA, Pavlov AS, Khalatur PG. Ionic micelles in solutions of polyelectrolytes and block copolymers with oppositely charged blocks: Computer simulation. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES A 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s0965545x06110125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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