环状高分子对胶体稳定性影响的理论研究

将改进的基本度量理论与热力学微扰理论相结合,提出了胶体/高分子系统排空相互作用的IRDFT理论。该理论解释了在实际胶体系统中起重要作用的排斥体积效应和高分子链内相关性的竞争机制。应用该IRDFT,分别以线性链状和环状结构的高分子及其单体为排空元,计算了不同排空元条件下的胶体间排空相互作用。研究表明:对于絮凝破坏,自由环状高分子具有更大的优势。     

Behavior of Linear and Cross-Linked Polyelectrolytes in Metal Salt Solutions

Summary: Comparison of swelling properties of linear and cross-linked polyelectrolytes on the basis of diffusion theory is carried out. It is shown that viscosity of both positively and negatively charged macromolecules in solutions containing low-molecualr ions may be predicted with the help of generalized Fuoss's law.     

阳离子聚电解质强化絮凝去除有机污染物的化学成因

强化絮凝工艺已在去除有机污染物的水处理工艺中得到较好应用,但其作用机理一直未能得到明晰的结论,而且阳离子聚电解质强化絮凝具有“高效性”和“专属性”的问题也无法回答。近年来由于分子环境科学及先进化学分析手段的应用,基于不同絮凝化学成因的强化絮凝技术研究已成为环境水化学和水污染控制技术领域的研究热点。本文综述了国际上近年提出的专属吸附絮凝、聚电解质络合絮凝和胶束吸附絮凝等强化絮凝技术化学成因的研究现状,并对今后的研究提出了展望。     

Simulation Study of the Conformational Properties of Diblock Polyelectrolytes in Salt Solutions

Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations are performed to understand the behavior of diblock polyelectrolytes in solutions of divalent salt by studying the conformations of chains over a wide range of salt concentrations. The polymer molecules are modeled as bead spring chains with different charged fractions and the counterions and salt ions are incorporated explicitly. Upon addition of a divalent salt, the salt cations replace the monovalent counterions, and the condensation of divalent salt cations onto the polyelectrolyte increases, and the chains favor to collapse. The condensation of ions changes with the salt concentration and depends on the charged fraction. Also, the degree of collapse at a given salt concentration changes with the increasing valency of the counterion due to the bridging effect. As a quantitative measure of the distribution of counterions around the polyelectrolyte chain, we study the radial distribution function between monomers on different polyelectrolytes and the counterions inside the counterion worm surrounding a polymer chain at different concentrations of the divalent salt. Our simulation results show a strong dependence of salt concentration on the conformational properties of diblock copolymers and indicate that it can tune the self-assembly behaviors of such charged polyelectrolyte block copolymers.     

胶质液体泡沫(CLA)的形成及其稳定性研究

以研究胶质液体泡沫(CLA)内部结构及其特性为最终目的, 对组成为十二烷基醇聚氧乙烯(3)醚(AEO-3)/正癸烷/十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)/水的CLA体系形成过程和稳定动力学行为进行了电导率测定和光学显微观察. 通过上述两过程的电导率变化探明了CLA的形成和稳定性动力学行为, 并被光学显微照片所证实. 实验结果表明CLA的形成是一个低能量乳化过程, 经历了水相泡沫化→油相替代气泡乳化→CLA形成. 在整个乳化过程中, 没有发生相的转变现象, CLA呈O/W型乳状液. 其稳定性并不遵守一级动力学模型. 在常温下, 其电导率曲线呈直线关系; 当温度超过318.15 K时, 其电导率曲线近似于Langmuir等温线形. 并可用Sigmoidal模型σ_t=(σ₁－σ₂)/[1＋e^(t－t₀)/S] ＋σ₂较好的拟合, 式中, σ_t表示t 时的电导率值(μS/cm); t表示时间(min); σ₁, σ₂分别代表存储过程中电导率最小值和最大值(μS/cm); t₀对应于σ_t等于 1/2(σ₁＋σ₂)的时间t值(min); S描述了电导率曲线陡峭程度(min). 并提出了CLA的破乳过程包括液膜排液和液膜破裂两个阶段, 同时伴随有絮凝过程发生的稳定性机理.     

Ion-selective Membranes Prepared Upon Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Azamacrocycles and Polyelectrolytes

Summary : Recent studies on ion transport across multilayered membranes of azamacrocycles and polyelectrolytes are reviewed. Membranes were built up on porous PAN/PET supports using electrostatic layer-by-layer assembly. Two types of separation membranes were prepared, type I consisting of protonated hexaazacyclooctadecane and polyvinylsulfate, and type II of hexaazacyclo-octadecane hexaacetic acid and protonated polyvinylamine. Ion transport was studied under dialysis, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis conditions. Type I membranes were suitable for efficient separation of mono- and divalent anions, whereas type II membranes were suited for separation of mono- from di- and trivalent cations.     

Monodispersed Magnetic Polystyrene Beads with Excellent Colloidal Stability and Strong Magnetic Response

Monodispersed polystyrene beads incorporated with Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles are prepared via dispersion polymerization. The resultant magnetic beads present well‐defined composite structures, excellent colloidal stability, and strong magnetic response. The formation mechanism for the monodispersed composite beads, incorporated with preformed Fe₃O₄ nanocrystals, was investigated. The potential applications of the monodispersed magnetic beads in bacteria capturing were demonstrated. After being coated with anti‐Salmonella CSA‐1 antibody, the magnetic beads show capturing efficiencies of >99.4% in isolating Salmonella sp.

     

Control over the Wettability of Colloidal Crystal Films by Assembly Temperature

Summary: A facile method to fabricate colloidal crystal films with tunable wettability from an amphiphilic material polystyrene‐block‐poly(methyl methacrylate)‐block‐poly(acrylic acid) is presented. The wettability of the film can be tuned from superhydrophilic (CA, 0°) to superhydrophobic (CA, 150.2°) by varying the assembly temperature, while the position of the photonic bandgap of the colloidal crystal films remains virtually unchanged. The method could open new application fields of colloidal crystals in diverse environments.

The relationship of assembly temperature with water CA (inset is the water droplet profile of the relative water CA).     

Colloidal Stability and Cytotoxicity of Polydopamine-Conjugated Gold Nanorods against Prostate Cancer Cell Lines

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Cell invasion is an important step in the process of cancer metastasis. Herein, gold nanorods (GNRs) and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-coated GNRs were conjugated with polydopamine (PDA). The PDA-nanoconjugates demonstrated excellent colloidal stability upon lyophilization and dispersion in cell culture media with or without the addition of fetal bovine albumin (FBS), compared to unconjugated GNRs. PDA-nanoconjugates exhibited a considerable cytotoxicity against DU-145 and PC3 prostate cancer cell lines over a concentration range of 48 μg/mL–12 μg/mL, while they were biocompatible over a concentration range of 3.0 μg/mL–0.185 μg/mL. Furthermore, PDA-nanoconjugates demonstrated possible anti-invasion activity towards prostate cancer cell lines, particularly DU-145 cell line, by reducing cell migration and cell adhesion properties. The PDA-nanoconjugates could be considered a promising nano-platform toward cancer treatment by reducing the invasion activity; it could also be considered a drug delivery system for chemotherapeutic agents.     

Uniform Mesoporous Silica Hexagon and Its Two‐Dimensional Colloidal Crystal

Well‐ordered mesoporous silica nanoparticles with uniform hexagonal disk shapes are synthesized under dilute alkaline conditions with a two‐step process, separating the nucleation and growth process. The resulting monodisperse hexagons can be arranged in a 2‐dimensional (2D) ordered periodical super‐structure. The hexagonal symmetry is similar in both scales. A statistical mechanical cell model is applied to analyze consequences of the interesting packing structure, including osmotic bulk modulus, phase separation and defects.     

纳米片状ZnO的室温制备及其胶状前体的稳定性分析

以醋酸锌和氢氧化钠为原料,采用室温直接沉淀法得到了ZnO的前体胶状醋酸锌碱式盐,通过控制pH值,在室温下分别制备了碱式盐Zn5(OH)8(Ac)2·2H2O和六方晶系纤锌矿ZnO,并利用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜和能谱(EDS)等测试技术对产物进行表征。 结果表明,采用直接沉淀法在pH值为7的环境下得到了具有{n{[Zn5(OH)8(H2O)2]2+}·(2n-x)Ac-}x+·xAc-胶团结构的稳定胶体体系,室温下干燥后的产物的成分为碱式盐Zn5(OH)8(Ac)2·2H2O;而在pH值为14时,胶状前体发生聚沉生成白色沉淀,室温干燥后得到纳米片状ZnO。 还考察了pH值对胶状前体稳定性的影响,并探讨了ZnO的生成机理。     

Scattering properties,stability analysis,and phase separation of polyelectrolyte mixtures

The conditions of stability for weakly charged polyelectrolyte mixtures are analyzed from a scattering theory developed previously. In the thermodynamic limit of zero wave vector q = 0, it is found that electrostatic interaction induces a compatibility enhancement which is discussed for various cases of charge distributions. The condition of microphase separation transition at the wave vector for which the scattering is a maximum is also discussed. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Low-Shear Viscosities of Dilute Dispersions of Colloidal Rodlike Silica Particles in Cyclohexane

Low-shear viscosities have been studied for isotropic dispersions of uncharged colloidal silica rods in cyclohexane as a function of volume fraction Φ and aspect ratior_p. Intrinsic viscosities in the limit Φ → 0 agree with theoretical results [Brenner, H.,Int. J. Multiphase Flow1,195 (1974)] for colloidal cylinders. The Φ²term in the low-shear viscosity, accounting for two-particle interactions, is considerably larger than predicted by D. H. Berry and W. B. Russel [J. Fluid Mech.180,475 (1987)] for dilute hard-rod dispersions. The discrepancy is very likely due to weak interparticle attractions, which also account for the novel observation of an isotropic–isotropic phase separation in the silica rod dispersions. Our results demonstrate that, in comparison to spheres, high aspect ratios markedly increase both the shear viscosity and its sensitivity to even minor attractions.     

胶体粒子Boltzmann分布对测试结果产生的误差分析

胶体粒子是自然科学中一类非常重要的研究对象。由于重力势场的作用,胶体粒子并不是均匀分布的(假设为Boltzmann分布)。为了考察Boltzmann分布对测试结果产生的影响,通过理论计算讨论了3种粒径(20 nm、50 nm、100 nm)的二氧化硅在重力势场作用下的Boltzmann分布,即浓度随高度的变化,并与平均浓度相比较。结果表明,粒子越大,重力势场对粒子分布的影响越大,对测试结果产生的误差也越大。最后,通过理论计算指出合理选择粒子种类和粒子大小,可以降低Boltzmann分布对测试结果产生的影响。     

浊度法表征温敏性微凝胶体积的相转变行为

以N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)、甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为单体,N,N-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(MBA)为交联剂,制备了温敏性聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAM)和具有温度、pH敏感性的聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺-co-甲基丙烯酸)(PNIPAM-MAA)微凝胶。通过测定不同温度和pH条件下微凝胶浊度变化,表征微凝胶的温度及pH敏感性,描述了NaCl浓度和pH对微凝胶体积相转变温度的影响。同时,测定了微凝胶的临界聚沉浓度及临界絮凝温度,表征了微凝胶的稳定性,讨论了影响微凝胶的稳定性因素。     

Synthesis of a new amino acid/sulfur dioxide copolymer and its use in aqueous two‐phase polymer systems

The amine salt N,N‐diallyl‐N‐5‐carbomethoxypentylammonium chloride was copolymerized with sulfur dioxide in dimethyl sulfoxide with ammonium persulfate or 2,2′‐azobisisobutyronitrile and afforded a cationic polyelectrolyte (CPE) with a five‐membered cyclic structure on the polymeric backbone. The CPE, upon acidic hydrolysis of the pendent ester groups, gave a corresponding cationic acid salt (CAS) having the equivalent of chloride salt of 6‐N,N‐diallylammoniohexanoic acid as the monomeric unit. The CAS was converted into an anionic polyelectrolyte (APE) and a polybetaine (PB), having the monomeric unit equivalent of sodium 6‐N,N‐diallylaminohexanoate and 6‐N,N‐diallylammoniohexanoate, by treatment with 2 and 1 equiv of base, respectively. The solution properties of APE were investigated by potentiometric and viscometric techniques. The basicity constant of the amine functionality in APE was apparent and as such followed the modified Henderson–Hasselbalch equation; the protonation of the APE became more and more difficult as the degree of protonation of the whole macromolecule increased. The compositions and phase diagrams of the aqueous two‐phase systems of APE and poly(ethylene glycol) were studied. The PB was found to be insoluble in water, and this paves the way for the potential use of APE in aqueous two‐phase polymer systems for protein purification and its removal and recycling by conversion into PB. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2464–2477, 2002     

Polyelectrolyte complexes. VI. Polycation structure,polyanion molar mass,and polyion concentration effects on complex nanoparticles based on poly(sodium 2‐acrylamido‐2‐methylpropanesulfonate)

The formation and characterization of some interpolyelectrolyte complex (IPEC) nanoparticles based on poly(sodium 2‐acrylamido‐2‐methylpropanesulfonate) (NaPAMPS), as a function of the polycation structure, polyanion molar mass, and polyion concentration, were followed in this work. Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and two polycations (PCs) containing (N,N‐dimethyl‐2‐hydroxypropyleneammonium chloride) units in the backbone (PCA₅ and PCA₅D₁) were used as starting polyions. The complex stoichiometry, (n^?/n⁺)_iso, was pointed out by optical density at 500 nm (OD₅₀₀), polyelectrolyte titration, and dynamic light scattering. IPEC nanoparticle sizes were influenced by the polycation structure and polyanion molar mass only before the complex stoichiometry, which was higher for the more hydrophilic polycations (PCA₅ and PCA₅D₁) and for a higher NaPAMPS molar mass, and were almost independent of these factors after that, at a flow rate of the added polyion of about 0.28 mL × (mL PC)^?1 × h^?1. The IPEC nanoparticle sizes remained almost constant for more than 2 weeks, both before and after the complex stoichiometry, at low concentrations of polyions. NIPECs as stable colloidal dispersions with positive charges in excess were prepared at a ratio between charges (n^?/n⁺) of 0.7, and their storage colloidal stability, as a function of the polycation structure and polyion concentration (from 0.8 to ca. 7.8 mmol/L), was demonstrated. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 2495–2505, 2004     

丙烯酸酯共聚物无皂水溶胶稳定性的研究

用溶液聚合法合成了四种AA含量不同的丙烯酸酯共聚物(MMA/BA/HEMA/AA)，通过中和AA使共聚物带有—COO~-能起自乳化作用分散于水中而成为无皂水溶胶．TEM观察表明水溶胶粒子呈球状，单分散性好，粒径随AA含量增加而变小，在30～90 nm范围．用电导滴定法测定水溶胶粒子中—COOH和—COO~-的分布，表明绝大部分—COO~-处于粒子表面，并且随AA含量增加，粒子表面的—COO~-增多，Zeta电位增大，这是导致水溶胶的抗电解质稳定性(以C.C.C.值反映)和贮存稳定性(以表现粘度反映)随AA含量增加而提高的主要原因。     

PVP 稳定的纳米 Au 溶胶对葡萄糖液相选择氧化的催化性能

 采用化学还原法制备了聚乙烯吡咯烷酮 (PVP) 稳定的纳米 Au 溶胶, 这种 Au 溶胶在葡萄糖空气氧化制葡萄糖酸反应中具有良好的催化性能. 考察了 PVP 加入量和氯金酸前驱液的浓度对反应活性的影响. 紫外-可见吸收光谱和透射电镜分析结果表明, 含有较小 Au 粒子的 Au 溶胶体系具有较高的催化活性. 当 PVP/Au 质量比为 40, 氯金酸浓度为100 μg/ml 时, 得到稳定的 Au 溶胶体系具有金粒子尺寸小、分布均匀的特点, 对葡萄糖氧化反应活性高, 葡萄糖的转化率达到 54.4%.     

Role of Polyelectrolytes in Crystallogenesis of Calcium Carbonate

The effects anionic polyelectrolytes, having various molecular weights and repeating unit structures, on the crystallization of calcium carbonate in supersaturated solutions are studied. The induction times of the crystals grown in the presence of the polymers were optically evaluated; X-ray diffraction and Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM) analyses were performed to determine, respectively, their crystalline structures and morphologies. The polyelectrolyte is found to lengthen the induction time and to reduce the size of CaCO₃ nanocrystallites, to an extent depending on the interaction efficiency between the polymer anionic repeating units and the calcium ions. Further, depending on their sizes and their crystalline structures (calcite, vaterite) the nanocrystallites aggregate and yield final calcium carbonate particles having various sizes and morphologies. The data indicate that nanocrystals having vaterite structure, as determined by X-ray analysis, give spherical CaCO₃ final particles, while nanocrystals having calcite structure lead to either acicular or flower shapes of CaCO₃ final particles.