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Cho J, Weck M, Hwang S, Jang SS. Multiscale Modeling Approach for the Aldol Addition Reaction in Multicompartment Micelle-Based Nanoreactor. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:10067-10076. [PMID: 37956390 PMCID: PMC10683011 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c05858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
Abstract
Water has emerged as a versatile solvent for organic chemistry in recent years due to its abundance, low cost, and environmental friendliness. However, one of the most important reactions, the aldol reaction, in the presence of excess water exhibits low yields and poor enantioselectivities. In this regard, we have employed a multiscale modeling approach to investigate the aldol addition reaction catalyzed by l-proline in the hydrophobic compartment of multicompartment micelle (MCM) nanoreactor consisting of amphiphilic bottlebrush copolymer, which minimizes the water content at the reactive site. Through performing dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation, it is found that the "clover-like" morphology of the MCM is formed from multiblock copolymer with a sequence of ethylene oxide-based hydrophilic blocks, styrene lipophilic blocks, l-proline catalyst blocks, and a pentafluorostyrene fluorophilic block in aqueous media. We find that the vicinity of the catalyst in the clover-like MCM has a low dielectric environment, which could facilitate the aldol addition reaction. Our DFT calculations demonstrate that the asymmetric aldol addition of l-proline-catalyzed acetone and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde is energetically more favorable under the low dielectric environment in MCM compared with other commonly used solvents such as DMSO, water, and vacuum condition.
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- Jinwon Cho
- Computational
NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- Molecular
Design Institute and Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department
of Nanomechatronics Engineering, Pusan National
University, Miryang 50463, Korea
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- Computational
NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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Fallah-Totkar H, Bagheri A, Maddah M. The correlation between the micelle morphology of surface-active ionic liquids with self-assembly and thermodynamic characteristics: coarse-grained MD simulation and experiment. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:23164-23176. [PMID: 37605522 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02126b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
Abstract
Surface-active ionic liquids (SAILs) show great promise as novel green solvents due to their low vapor pressure, high thermal stability, high electrical conductivity, and bio-friendly nature to replace traditional volatile organic solvents in industrial processes. In the present work, the combination of coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with conductivity measurements was employed to explain the correlation between the micelle morphology and physicochemical and thermodynamic properties of self-assembly. A homologous series of SAIL molecules, 1-n-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide [Cnmim][Br] (n = 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12), were chosen at various concentrations to shed light on this issue. Simultaneously two factors of concentration and alkyl chain length affected the morphology to control the physical and thermodynamic features. Moreover, the nature of the headgroup for two SAILs with the longest alkyl chain was assessed by shifting from imidazolium into ammonium. First, the critical micelle concentration (CMC), the degree of counterion dissociation of micelles, and the standard Gibbs energy of micellization of SAILs were determined using conductivity data. The micelle morphology such as the aggregation number, micelle radius, and moment of inertia was computed before, around, and after the CMC by MD simulation. Simulated results in accordance with the experimental measurements provide a quantitative understanding of the micellar properties. Increasing the alkyl chain length was associated with a non-spherical bigger micelle while the ammonium-based surfactant with a lower repulsion between neighboring monomers in micelles induced bigger and more spherical aggregates. Raising the SAIL concentration did not considerably influence the sphericity of the micelle except for the SAIL with the longest tail. The umbrella sampling method calculated the potential of mean force (PMF) for pulling a monomer of SAIL from a pre-assembled micelle into the solution. The dissociation energy of a SAIL monomer from a micelle increased with the tail length or with shifting into the ammonium head group and was substantially influenced by micelle morphology. Comparison between a sphere micelle with an oval one demonstrated that the dissociation of a SAIL monomer from a non-spherical shape needed a higher amount of energy. An improved understanding of how the shape of the SAIL micelles controls the physicochemical properties and stability helps to extend their application to different chemical processes.
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- Hajar Fallah-Totkar
- Department of Chemistry, Semnan University, P.O. Box 35131-19111, Semnan, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Semnan University, P.O. Box 35131-19111, Semnan, Iran.
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- Researcher of Semnan University, Semnan, 35131-19111, Iran
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Chen J, Warner MJ, Sikora B, Kiddle D, Coverdell D, Allam O, Kohl PA, Jang SS. The selective heating effect of microwave irradiation on a binary mixture of water and polyethylene oxide: a molecular dynamics simulation approach. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:12522-12531. [PMID: 37133822 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00349c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
In this study, we investigate the molecular mechanisms of a microwave-driven selective heating process by performing molecular dynamics simulations for three different systems including pure water, pure polyethylene oxide (PEO), and water-PEO mixed systems in the presence of a microwave with two different intensities of electric field such as 0.001 V Å-1 and 0.01 V Å-1 at a frequency of 100 GHz. First, from performing molecular dynamics simulations of CO and CO2 in the presence of the microwave, it is confirmed that the molecular dipole moment is responsible for the rotational motion induced by the oscillating electric field. Second, by analyzing the MD simulations of the pure water system, we discover that the dipole moment of water exhibits a time lag with respect to the microwave. During the heating process, however, the temperature, kinetic, and potential energies increase synchronously with the oscillating electric field of the microwave, showing that the heating of the water system is caused by the molecular reaction of water to the microwave. Comparing the water-PEO mixed system to the pure water and pure PEO systems, the water-PEO mixed system has a higher heating rate than the pure PEO system but a lower heating rate than the pure water system. Therefore, we conclude that heating the water-PEO mixed system is driven by water molecules selectively activated by microwave irradiation. We also calculate the diffusion coefficients of water molecules and PEO chains by describing their mean square displacements, demonstrating that the diffusion coefficients are increased in the presence of microwaves for both water and PEO in pure and mixed systems. Lastly, during the microwave heating process, the structures of the water-PEO mixed system are altered as a function of the intensity of electric field, which is mainly driven by the response of water molecules.
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- Junhe Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, 30332-0245, USA.
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, USA
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- Department of Energy's Kansas City National Security Campus managed by Honeywell, 14520 Botts Road, Kansas City, MO 64147, USA
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- Department of Energy's Kansas City National Security Campus managed by Honeywell, 14520 Botts Road, Kansas City, MO 64147, USA
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- Department of Energy's Kansas City National Security Campus managed by Honeywell, 14520 Botts Road, Kansas City, MO 64147, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, 30332-0245, USA.
- The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 801 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0405, USA
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, 30332-0245, USA.
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Smart Polymeric Micelles for Anticancer Hydrophobic Drugs. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 15:cancers15010004. [PMID: 36612002 PMCID: PMC9817890 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cancer has become one of the deadliest diseases in our society. Surgery accompanied by subsequent chemotherapy is the treatment most used to prolong or save the patient's life. Still, it carries secondary risks such as infections and thrombosis and causes cytotoxic effects in healthy tissues. Using nanocarriers such as smart polymer micelles is a promising alternative to avoid or minimize these problems. These nanostructured systems will be able to encapsulate hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs through modified copolymers with various functional groups such as carboxyls, amines, hydroxyls, etc. The release of the drug occurs due to the structural degradation of these copolymers when they are subjected to endogenous (pH, redox reactions, and enzymatic activity) and exogenous (temperature, ultrasound, light, magnetic and electric field) stimuli. We did a systematic review of the efficacy of smart polymeric micelles as nanocarriers for anticancer drugs (doxorubicin, paclitaxel, docetaxel, lapatinib, cisplatin, adriamycin, and curcumin). For this reason, we evaluate the influence of the synthesis methods and the physicochemical properties of these systems that subsequently allow an effective encapsulation and release of the drug. On the other hand, we demonstrate how computational chemistry will enable us to guide and optimize the design of these micelles to carry out better experimental work.
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Cho J, Choi JI, Jang SS. Structural Transformation of a Multicompartment Micelle Induced by Photo-Switchable Spiropyran–Merocyanine Transition: Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulation Approach. J Phys Chem B 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jinwon Cho
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States
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Qu P, Kuepfert M, Ahmed E, Liu F, Weck M. Cross‐Linked Polymeric Micelles as Catalytic Nanoreactors. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Peiyuan Qu
- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry New York University 100 Washington Square East New York, NY 10003 USA
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry New York University 100 Washington Square East New York, NY 10003 USA
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry New York University 100 Washington Square East New York, NY 10003 USA
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry New York University 100 Washington Square East New York, NY 10003 USA
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- Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry New York University 100 Washington Square East New York, NY 10003 USA
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Ghosh B, Biswas S. Polymeric micelles in cancer therapy: State of the art. J Control Release 2021; 332:127-147. [PMID: 33609621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 73.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
In recent years, polymeric micelles have been extensively utilized in pre-clinical studies for delivering poorly soluble chemotherapeutic agents in cancer. Polymeric micelles are formed via self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers in facile manners. The wide availability of hydrophobic and, to some extent, hydrophilic polymeric blocks allow researchers to explore various polymeric combinations for optimum loading, stability, systemic circulation, and delivery to the target cancer tissues. Moreover, polymeric micelles could easily be tailor-made by increasing and decreasing the number of monomers in each polymeric chain. Some of the widely accepted hydrophobic polymers are poly(lactide) (PLA), poly(caprolactone) (PCL), poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), polyesters, poly(amino acids), lipids. The hydrophilic polymers used to wrap the hydrophobic core are poly(ethylene glycol), poly(oxazolines), chitosan, dextran, and hyaluronic acids. Drugs could be conjugated to polymers at the distal ends to prepare pharmacologically active polymeric systems that impart enhanced solubility and stability of the conjugates and provide an opportunity for combination drug delivery. Their nano-size enables them to accumulate to the tumor microenvironment via the Enhanced Permeability and Retention (EPR) effect. Moreover, the stimuli-sensitive breakdown provides the micelles an effective means to deliver the therapeutic cargo effectively. The tumor micro-environmental stimuli are pH, hypoxia, and upregulated enzymes. Externally applied stimuli to destroy micellar disassembly to release the payload include light, ultrasound, and temperature. This article delineates the current trend in developing polymeric micelles combining various block polymeric scaffolds. The development of stimuli-sensitive micelles to achieve enhanced therapeutic activity are also discussed.
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- Balaram Ghosh
- Nanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Medchal, Hyderabad 500078, India
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- Nanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Medchal, Hyderabad 500078, India.
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Hwang D, Ramsey JD, Kabanov AV. Polymeric micelles for the delivery of poorly soluble drugs: From nanoformulation to clinical approval. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2020; 156:80-118. [PMID: 32980449 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Over the last three decades, polymeric micelles have emerged as a highly promising drug delivery platform for therapeutic compounds. Particularly, poorly soluble small molecules with high potency and significant toxicity were encapsulated in polymeric micelles. Polymeric micelles have shown improved pharmacokinetic profiles in preclinical animal models and enhanced efficacy with a superior safety profile for therapeutic drugs. Several polymeric micelle formulations have reached the clinical stage and are either in clinical trials or are approved for human use. This furthers interest in this field and underscores the need for additional learning of how to best design and apply these micellar carriers to improve the clinical outcomes of many drugs. In this review, we provide detailed information on polymeric micelles for the solubilization of poorly soluble small molecules in topics such as the design of block copolymers, experimental and theoretical analysis of drug encapsulation in polymeric micelles, pharmacokinetics of drugs in polymeric micelles, regulatory approval pathways of nanomedicines, and current outcomes from micelle formulations in clinical trials. We aim to describe the latest information on advanced analytical approaches for elucidating molecular interactions within the core of polymeric micelles for effective solubilization as well as for analyzing nanomedicine's pharmacokinetic profiles. Taking into account the considerations described within, academic and industrial researchers can continue to elucidate novel interactions in polymeric micelles and capitalize on their potential as drug delivery vehicles to help improve therapeutic outcomes in systemic delivery.
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- Duhyeong Hwang
- Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery and Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery and Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery and Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Laboratory of Chemical Design of Bionanomaterials, Faculty of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia.
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Theoretical Study of the Adsorption Process of Antimalarial Drugs into Acrylamide-Base Hydrogel Model Using DFT Methods: The First Approach to the Rational Design of a Controlled Drug Delivery System. Processes (Basel) 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/pr7070396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The interaction between three widely used antimalarial drugs chloroquine, primaquine and amodiaquine with acrylamide dimer and trimer as a hydrogel model, were studied by means of density functional theory calculation in both vacuum and water environments, using the functional wb97xd with 6-31++G(d,p) basis set and polarizable continuum model (C-PCM) of solvent. According to binding energy, around −3.15 to −11.91 kJ/mol, the interaction between antimalarial compounds and hydrogel model are exothermic in nature. The extent of interaction found is primaquine > amodiaquine > chloroquine. The natural bond orbital (NBO) calculation and application of second-order perturbation theory show strong charge transfer between the antimalarial and hydrogel model. In addition, the results suggest these interactions are polar in nature, where hydrogen bonds play a principal role in stabilization of the complex. Comparing with the gas-phase, the complexes in the water environment are also stable, with suitable values of Log P (Partition coefficient), and dipolar momentum. Consequently, these results encourage to test acrylamide hydrogels as antimalarial delivery systems.
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Lee SM, Bond N, Callaway C, Clark B, Farmer E, Mallard M, Jang SS. Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of multicompartment micelle nanoreactor with channel for reactants. RSC Adv 2018; 8:37866-37871. [PMID: 35558591 PMCID: PMC9089328 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra07023g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The structural variation of multicompartment micelles is investigated using a dissipative particle dynamics simulation method for nano-reactor application. It turns out that well-defined multicompartment micelles with channel structures can be generated through the self-assembly of triblock copolymers consisting of a hydrophilic (A), a lipophilic (B), and a fluorophobic (C) block arranged in a B–A–C sequence: The corona and core are formed by the hydrophilic A block and the fluorophilic C block, respectively while the channel between the aqueous phase and core is formed by the lipophilic B block and the core. By performing a set of simulations, it is confirmed that channel size can be controlled as a function of the block length ratios between blocks A and B. Furthermore, it is also confirmed that the reactants pass through such channels to reach the micelle core by analyzing the pair correlation functions. By monitoring the change of the number of reactants in the multicompartment micelle, it is revealed that the diffusion of reactants into the core is slowed down as the concentration gradient is decreased. This work provides mesoscopic insight for the formation of multicompartment micelles and transport of reactants for use in the design of micelles as nanoreactors. The structural variation of multicompartment micelles is investigated using a dissipative particle dynamics simulation method for nano-reactor application.![]()
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- Seung Min Lee
- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 771 Ferst Drive NW Atlanta GA 30332-0245 USA
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- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 771 Ferst Drive NW Atlanta GA 30332-0245 USA
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- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 771 Ferst Drive NW Atlanta GA 30332-0245 USA
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- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 771 Ferst Drive NW Atlanta GA 30332-0245 USA
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- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 771 Ferst Drive NW Atlanta GA 30332-0245 USA
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- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 771 Ferst Drive NW Atlanta GA 30332-0245 USA
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- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 771 Ferst Drive NW Atlanta GA 30332-0245 USA .,Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USA.,Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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Nothling MD, Xiao Z, Bhaskaran A, Blyth MT, Bennett CW, Coote ML, Connal LA. Synthetic Catalysts Inspired by Hydrolytic Enzymes. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Mitchell D. Nothling
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Lísal M, Limpouchová Z, Procházka K. The self-assembly of copolymers with one hydrophobic and one polyelectrolyte block in aqueous media: a dissipative particle dynamics study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:16127-36. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp00341a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The reversible self-assembly of copolymers with one hydrophobic and one polyelectrolyte block.
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- Martin Lísal
- Laboratory of Aerosols Chemistry and Physics
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS
- v. v. i
- 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Charles University in Prague
- 128 40 Prague 2
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Charles University in Prague
- 128 40 Prague 2
- Czech Republic
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Chun BJ, Fisher CC, Jang SS. Dissipative particle dynamics simulation study of poly(2-oxazoline)-based multicompartment micelle nanoreactor. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:6284-90. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp07100c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We investigate multicompartment micelles for nanoreactor applications, using the DPD simulation method to characterize the internal structure and the distribution of the reactant.
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- Byeong Jae Chun
- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory
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- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- Computational NanoBio Technology Laboratory
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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