聚电解质混合物在均匀带电平面上吸附的密度泛函研究

采用非局域密度泛函理论计算方法(NLDFT), 我们研究了两种带相反电荷的聚电解质混合物在均匀带电平面上的吸附以及吸附层的电荷反转现象. 我们对表面带电密度和聚电解质链段的价态对吸附的影响做了系统研究, 发现在体系中不含小离子的情况下, 当体系中两种聚电解质链段都为单价时, 和表面带相反电荷的聚电解质链能够吸附在平面上, 而和表面带相同电荷的聚电解质链和表面之间相互排斥, 整个过程就是表面电荷被与之带相反电荷的聚电解质链上所带电荷中和的过程, 没有出现明显的电荷反转现象|当体系中作为反离子存在的聚电解质链段价态为二价时, 和表面带相同电荷的聚电解质链能在表面上吸附, 出现明显的电荷反转现象. 理论研究表明, 以反离子居中为媒介的静电相关效应是聚电解质混合物出现多层吸附的主要驱动力之一.     

表面活性剂对污泥脱水性能影响的机理研究:Gemini表面活性剂与聚电解质相互作用的分子动力学模拟

表面活性剂可以与污泥表面的胞外聚合物(EPS)吸附形成胶束,释放出自由水和结合水,从而达到改善污泥脱水性能的目的.本文采用粗粒化的分子动力学模拟方法,研究了Gemini表面活性剂与EPS形成复合物的过程和结构.聚电解质链的亲疏水性对吸附过程有显著影响,亲水聚电解质链与Gemini表面活性剂吸附的主要驱动力为静电吸引,Gemini表面活性剂头基吸附在链上,尾链朝向溶剂;疏水聚电解质链与Gemini表面活性剂吸附过程由静电作用与疏水作用共同促进,Gemini表面活性剂以平行于聚电解质链的构型存在.Gemini表面活性剂联结基团长度对吸附过程的影响甚微;聚电解质链的电荷密度对亲水聚电解质链的吸附产生协同作用,对疏水聚电解质链的吸附不产生作用.     

良溶剂中接枝型聚两性电解质单链构象的布朗动力学模拟

采用布朗动力学研究了在良溶剂中荷电平衡的接枝聚两性电解质(GPA)的单链构象转变行为,讨论了主链链长、支链数及电荷密度对GPA分子链构象转变的影响.研究发现,随着静电相互作用的增强,GPA分子链构象转变过程由线团、主链与支链间的折叠、链段塌缩和电荷配对形成偶极子与四极子等4个阶段构成.与线型聚两性电解质不同,GPA存在的额外支链间空间排斥与静电排斥作用随着分子结构的变化而改变,并影响构象转变行为.在强静电相互作用下,良溶剂中的GPA链由于溶剂化作用会再伸展,以保证偶极子完全配对成四极子.减小主链长度或电荷密度或增加支链数目都会增大体系的排斥力和主链的刚性,阻滞分子链的塌缩,并使得分子链再伸展的幅度增大.     

两性聚电解质溶液的分子热力学模型和分子动力学模拟

从带电硬球混合物出发采用化学缔合理论建立了聚电解质和两性聚电解质溶液的分子热力学模型.用考虑溶剂的粘滞力和热浴随机力作用的分子动力学(MD)方法模拟了聚电解质和两性聚电解质溶液的渗透系数.对模型预测结果和MD模拟结果进行了比较,表明基于化学缔合理论的分子热力学模型可以用于聚电解质溶液和两性聚电解质溶液热力学性质的预测,对于均聚电解质溶液效果令人满意,对由直径不同的离子构成的聚电解质溶液,模型的预测效果变差,有待进一步改进.该模型对两性聚电解质溶液渗透系数的预测效果比对聚电解质溶液的预测效果更好.     

大离子诱导聚电解质/表面活性剂复合物的解离

采用分子动力学模拟方法研究了大离子与聚电解质/表面活性剂复合物的相互作用, 考察了大离子的电性、直径、表面电荷、浓度等对其与复合物相互作用的影响. 结果表明, 与聚电解质所带电性相同的大离子对复合物作用不明显, 只有当大离子所带电荷较多时, 才会引导少量表面活性剂从复合物中脱离. 当大离子所带电荷与聚电解质所带电荷电性相反时, 大离子的加入会诱导复合物的解离, 表面活性剂从复合物中释放出来, 甚至导致聚电解质/表面活性剂复合物的完全解离, 从而形成聚电解质/大离子复合物; 大离子所带电荷越多, 诱导作用越明显. 大离子的直径及浓度对其与复合物之间的作用也有很大的影响, 对于所带电荷数相同的大离子而言, 直径越小, 其与复合物的作用越显著, 越容易引导表面活性剂从复合物中解离, 若大离子的表面电荷密度相同, 大离子直径越小, 反而与复合物的作用越弱; 大离子浓度越高, 越易引起复合物的解离, 复合物中聚电解质链上结合的大离子数增多直至饱和, 相应的会出现电荷反转现象.     

高分子的离子效应

在传统理论中,离子通常被作为点电荷处理,其对高分子性质的影响主要基于离子强度效应.然而,高分子体系中许多重要实验现象都无法简单地通过离子强度效应加以理解,这需要从超越离子强度概念的角度来考虑高分子的离子效应.本专题论述将主要讨论高分子体系中的离子特异性效应、离子氢键效应、离子亲/疏水效应以及多价离子效应.离子特异性效应普遍存在于带电高分子体系以及中性高分子体系,且可以在不同溶剂体系中观察到;离子氢键效应可被应用于调控强聚电解质刷的水化、润湿、黏附等多种性质;离子亲/疏水效应不但可以调控界面接枝聚电解质的性质,还可以调控聚电解质溶液以及聚电解质凝胶的性质;通过多价离子交联作用,多价离子效应可被应用于调控聚电解质刷以及高分子凝胶的性质.这些高分子的离子效应拓宽和加深了我们对离子与高分子间相互作用的理解,为基于不同离子效应调控高分子性能奠定了基础,并可进一步拓展至其他类型重要的离子-高分子间相互作用.     

高分子与表面活性剂在水相中的相互作用

按照组分荷电属性的不同,高分子/表面活性剂体系可大致划分为三种:中性高分子/离子表面活性剂体系、带电高分子/离子表面活性剂体系、高分子/非离子表面活性剂体系。本文对这三种体系在水相中的高分子/表面活性剂相互作用研究进行综述。在大多数情况下,水相中高分子与表面活性剂共存时都能发生相互作用并形成复合物,其驱动力主要包括疏水作用、静电作用和氢键作用。根据高分子与表面活性剂的荷电情况及结构性质(如疏水链长度)的不同,上述驱动力可以单独或组合作用。此外,温度、pH值、电解质等外界因素对复合物形成过程及结构也具有不同程度的影响。     

基于纳米有机液体的高性能温差电池

传统液体温差电池较低的热电转换性能一直无法得到有效改善,亟需寻找新的热电转换机制来提升热电转换效率。本文采用分子动力学（MD）方法,数值模拟研究了不同温度下以不同配比的甘油-水为溶剂的氯化钠溶液在碳纳米管（CNT）内离子、分子分布情况。结果表明：离子、分子的分布受温度影响较大,近壁面净电荷、电势分布随温度升高出现明显的分层。根据模拟结果提出以CNT为电极材料,甘油氯化钠溶液或甘油水氯化钠溶液为电解质溶液组成温差电池。其热电转换性能远优于大多数温差电池,同时温度适用范围也显著增加。以多孔碳为电极材料,甘油氯化钠溶液为电解质溶液组成的热电转换装置实验验证了可行性。     

表面“原位”聚离子复合修饰的乙烯-乙烯醇共聚物膜的结构

聚离子复合物(Polyionic complexes,PICs)是由聚正离子和聚负离子所构成的高度亲水的合成材料,可以通过不同聚离子的组合使其带有"净"电荷.因此,它具有优良的血液相容性.PIC透析膜对小分子电解质和低分子物质有很高的透过性[1],然而,在高含水状态下PIC离子键的水合使其强度明显降低,并且由于其只溶于一定组成的三组份屏蔽溶剂(Shielding solvent),因此,给加工制膜带来诸多不便.乙烯-乙烯醇共聚物(Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer,EVAL)表现出一定的亲水性,并且高分子链中含疏水性链段,有一定的机械强度,是一种性能很好的成膜材料,由EVAL制成的膜已应用于血液过滤等领域[2].     

聚1,2-丁二烯的内聚能密度和玻璃化温度

本工作用环己烷-甲苯混合溶剂测定了不同1,2-链节含量的无定形聚1,2-丁二烯的溶解度参数,进而得到它们的内聚能密度,另外测定了它们的玻璃化温度。发现1,2-链节提高了聚1,2-丁二烯的玻璃化温度,同时稍稍降低了它们的内聚能密度。认为这是1,2-链节降低了聚1,2-丁二烯分子链柔顺性的缘故。     

Some polymers of high dielectric constant

A class of highly conjugated macromolecules exhibiting extraordinarily high effective dielectric constants (DK = 50–900) is described. These polymers are of the polyacene radical quinone type, are highly purified, and exhibit electronic semiconduction. The dielectric constant varies only slightly with pressure (up to 20 Kbar), but strongly with frequency (300–300,000 cps) and moderately with temperature and field strength. The latter effect of field strength on the effective dielectric constant (and on the conductivity) required the development of special measurement techniques which are described. The unusual dielectric behavior can be accounted for assuming the presence of what amounts to a thermally generated plasma of electrons and holes, each locally mobile on extended regions of associated π-orbitals on the molecules. The postulated resulting “hyperelectronic” polarization of the locally mobile charges in external fields fits the observed high magnitude of the polarizability, as well as its field, frequency, and temperature dependence.     

Molecular dynamics simulations of polyelectrolyte-polyampholyte complexes. Effect of solvent quality and salt concentration

Complexation between polyelectrolyte and polyampholyte chains in poor solvent conditions for the polyelectrolyte backbone has been studied by molecular dynamics simulations. In a poor solvent a polyelectrolyte forms a necklace-like structure consisting of polymeric globules (beads) connected by strings of monomers. The simulation results can be explained by assuming the existence of two different mechanisms leading to the necklace formation. In the case of weak electrostatic interactions, the necklace formation is driven by optimization of short-range monomer-monomer attraction and electrostatic repulsion between charged monomers on the polymer backbone. In the case of strong electrostatic interactions, the necklace structure appears as a result of counterion condensation. While the short-range attractions between monomers are still important, the correlation-induced attraction between condensed counterions and charged monomers and electrostatic repulsion between uncompensated charges provide significant contribution to optimization of the necklace structure. Upon forming a complex with both random and diblock polyampholytes, a polyelectrolyte chain changes its necklace conformation by forming one huge bead. The collapse of the polyelectrolyte chain occurs due to the neutralization of the polyelectrolyte charge by polyampholytes. In the case of the random polyampholyte, the more positively charged sections of the chain mix with negatively charged polyelectrolyte forming the globular bead while more negatively charged chain sections form loops surrounding the collapsed core of the aggregate. In the case of diblock polyampholyte, the positively charged block, a part of the negatively charged block, and a polyelectrolyte chain form a core of the aggregate with a substantial section of the negatively charged block sticking out from the collapsed core of the aggregate. In both cases the core of the aggregate has a layered structure that is characterized by the variations in the excess of concentration of monomers belonging to polyampholyte and polyelectrolyte chains throughout the core radius. These structures appear as a result of optimization of the net electrostatic energy of the complex and short-range attractive interactions between monomers of the polyelectrolyte chain.     

Spontaneous volume transition of polyampholyte nanocomposite hydrogels based on pure electrostatic interaction

A circular system is employed in this paper to investigate the swelling behaviors of polyampholyte hydrogels; this circular system can effectively eliminate the disturbance of various factors and keep the surrounding environment constant. It is found that there exists a spontaneous volume transition to the collapsed state of polyampholyte hydrogels, which is attributed to the overshooting effect, and the transition can occur repeatedly under certain conditions. (13)C NMR is employed to investigate the swelling behavior of polyampholyte hydrogels. The swelling kinetics of polyampholyte hydrogels under various circular media and various circular runs are also investigated in this paper. All the results suggest that the spontaneous volume transition to the collapsed state of polyampholyte hydrogels is dominated by pure electrostatic interaction between different charges in polymer chains.     

Study of a Solvated Adsorbed Gelatin Layer Using a Modified Force Microscope

The interaction energies between gelatin-coated surfaces at various electrolyte and pH conditions are reported. The surfaces are of glass and are negatively charged under all conditions used here. Gelatin is a polyampholyte, with an isoelectric pH (IEP) of approximately 4.9. At low pH the gelatin molecules have a net positive charge, and thus the polyampholyte tends to adsorb with a relatively flat conformation. As the pH is increased the strong attractive interaction between the surface and the polyampholyte decreases as more negative charges and then fewer positive charges appear on the polyampholyte, and so the gelatin extends away from the surface. On changing electrolyte concentrations after adsorption no effect was seen at the IEP, but the layer was observed to swell at more alkaline pHs. This is consistent with the net minimum charge situation on the polymer under these conditions. Changing the adsorption conditions was seen to have an effect, and this is attributed to the different affinities of the gelatin chain to the surface depending on the solution chemistry. Results obtained when the gelatin was initially adsorbed on one surface or two were similar, suggesting that the gelatin transfers rapidly from one surface to another. The importance of adsorption conditions as well as current conditions is discussed. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

The influence of discrete surface charges on the force between charged surfaces

The force between two parallel charged flat surfaces, with discrete surface charges, has been calculated with Monte Carlo simulations for different values of the electrostatic coupling. For low electrostatic coupling (small counterion valence, small surface charge, high dielectric constant, and high temperature) the total force is dominated by the entropic contribution and can be described by mean field theory, independent of the character of the surface charges. For moderate electrostatic coupling, counterion correlation effects lead to a smaller repulsion than predicted by mean field theory. This correlation effect is strengthened by discrete surface charges and the repulsive force is further reduced. For large electrostatic coupling the total force for smeared out surface charges is known to be attractive due to counterion correlations. If discrete surface charges are considered the attractive force is weakened and can even be turned into a repulsive force. This is due to the counterions being strongly correlated to the discrete surface charges forming effective, oppositely directed, dipoles on the two walls.     

Efficient sampling of ice structures by electrostatic switching

An electrostatic switching procedure is introduced that enables the systematic generation of high-quality ice configurations at various temperatures. Proton disordered ice Ih configurations were generated for the TIP4P water model at temperatures from 50 to 240 K, for the SPC/Fw water model from 100 to 240 K, and for the DC97 water model at 240 K. The resulting configurations were found to properly sample the canonical ensemble. The dielectric constant of ice Ih was determined from the net dipole fluctuation of the ice configurations. The calculated dielectric constant compares favorably with the study by Rick and Haymet [J. Chem. Phys. 2003, 118, 9291]. However, our method gives smaller error bars, especially at lower temperatures. At temperatures above 200 K, a type of hydrogen-bond defect is identified that cannot be categorized as a D or L type defect.     

Diblock polyampholytes grafted onto spherical particles: effect of stiffness, charge density, and grafting density

The structure of spherical brushes formed by symmetric diblock polyampholytes end-grafted onto small spherical particles in aqueous solution is examined within the framework of the so-called primitive model using Monte Carlo simulations. The properties of the two blocks are identical except for the sign of their charges. Three different chain flexibilities corresponding to flexible, semiflexible, and stiff blocks are considered at various polyampholyte linear charge densities and grafting densities. The link between the two blocks is flexible at all conditions, and the grafted segments are laterally mobile. Radial and lateral spatial distribution functions of different types and single-chain properties are analyzed. The brush structure strongly depends on the chain flexibility. With flexible chains, a disordered polyelectrolyte complex is formed at the surface of the particle, the complex becoming more compact at increasing linear charge density. With stiff blocks, the inner blocks are radially oriented. At low linear charged density, the outer blocks are orientationally disordered, whereas at increasing electrostatic interaction the two blocks of a polyampholyte are parallel and close to each other, leading to an ordered structure referred to as a polyampholyte star. As the grafting density is increased, the brush thickness responds differently for flexible and nonflexible chains, depending on a different balance between electrostatic interactions and excluded volume effects.     

Dielectric process of space-charge polarization for an electrolytic cell with blocking electrodes

The dielectric process of space-charge polarization for an electrolytic cell with blocking electrodes is simulated considering bound charges externally supplied to the electrodes. A numerical calculation is performed to determine the distribution of mobile charges under an ac field satisfying Poisson's equation in which the dielectric constant varies with frequency. An exact frequency-dependent curve of the complex dielectric constant is obtained by including the contribution of bound charges induced by the space-charge polarization itself in Poisson's equation at every frequency. The present model of the space-charge polarization enables one to correctly understand the experimental results on the complex dielectric constant of electrolytic cells in low-frequency regions.     

A force field for monosaccharides and (1 → 4) linked polysaccharides

A force field for monosaccharides that can be extended to (1 → 4) linked polysaccharides has been developed for the AMBER potential function. The resulting force field is consistent with the existing AMBER force field for proteins and nucleic acids. Modifications to the standard AMBER OH force constant and to the Lennard-Jones parameters were made. Furthermore, a 10–12 nonbonded term was included between the hydroxyl hydrogen of the saccharide and the water oxygen (TIP3P, SPC/E, etc.) to reproduce better the water–saccharide intermolecular distances. STO-3G electrostatic potential (ESP) charges were used to represent the electrostatic interactions between the saccharide and its surrounding environment. To obtain charges for polysaccharides, a scheme was developed to piece together saccharide residues through 1 → 4 connections while still retaining a net neutral charge on the molecule as a whole. Free energy perturbation (FEP) simulations of D -glucose and D -mannose in water were performed to test the resulting force field. The FEP simulations demonstrate that AMBER overestimates intramolecular interaction energies, suggesting that further improvements are needed in this part of the force field. To test further the reliability of the parameters, a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of α-D -glucose in water was also performed. The MD simulation was able to produce structural and conformational results that are in accord with experimental evidence and previous theoretical results. Finally, a relaxed conformational map of β-maltose was assembled and it was found that the present force field is consistent with available theoretical and experimental results. © 1994 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Dynamic Properties of Polyampholyte Hydrogel Elucidated by Proton NMR Spin-spin Relaxation Time

1H spin-spin relaxation time（T2） measurement of polyampholyte hydrogel poly（methylacrylic acidacryloyloxyethyl trimethylammonium chloride）[P（MA-DAC）] in different pH, ionic strength and temperature was carried out to reveal the molecular mobility. Spontaneous volume transition of the polyampholyte hydrogel was also investigated by spin-spin relaxation time measurement. Meanwhile T2 and the proton component fraction were acquired to study the swelling behaviour of the hydrogel. Moreover the changes of T2 characterized the molecular mo- bility of polyampholyte hydrogel in various swelling states. And the results suggest that the mobility of the main chains and a few free side chains（the long T2） of P（MA-DAC） was dominated by the mesh size in the hydrogel net- work, depending on the swelling ratio（Q） and the mobility of the side chains（the short T2） was influenced by electrostatic interaction between different charges in polymer side chains. Finally the T2 measurements of P（MA-DAC） hydrogel in the spontaneous swelling-deswelling process demonstrated the electrostatic interaction of the charged side chains caused deswelling behavior. At the same time, the mobility state transition temperature of the charged side chains was also studied by the lH spin-spin relaxation time measurements, and the transition activation energy of the side chains is 2.72 kJ.