Conformation and Dynamics along the Chain Contours of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles

Densely grafted polymer chains onto spherical nanoparticles produce a diverse range of conformations. At high grafting densities, the corona region near the nanoparticle surface undergoes intense confinement due to a high concentration of chains in the concentrated polymer brush (CPB) region, which...

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Publié dans:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 39(2023), 31 vom: 08. Aug., Seite 11003-11015
Auteur principal: Wei, Yuan (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Chen, Qionghai, Zhao, Hengheng, Duan, Pengwei, Zhang, Liqun, Liu, Jun
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2023
Accès à la collection:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
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520 |a Densely grafted polymer chains onto spherical nanoparticles produce a diverse range of conformations. At high grafting densities, the corona region near the nanoparticle surface undergoes intense confinement due to a high concentration of chains in the concentrated polymer brush (CPB) region, which results in strong stretching for portions of the chains located within. In contrast, a semi-dilute polymer brush (SDPB) forms farther away from the core and offers reduced confinement for the polymer and more ideal conformations. However, conventional experimental methods are limited in their ability to provide detailed information on individual segments of grafted polymers in these regions; hence, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are essential for gaining comprehensive insights into the behavior of the grafted chains. This study aims to explore the variations in polymer structure and dynamics that occur along the contour of the grafted chains as influenced by spatial confinement. We focus on the motions and relative positions of each bead along grafted polymers. Our results show that only the initial few grafted beads near the nanoparticle surface exhibit the strong stretching attributed segments in the CPB region of the brush. Increased grafting density or decreased chain flexibility leads to more stretched grafted chains and more aligned bond vectors. As a result, the relaxation dynamics of local regions of the polymer are also strongly influenced by these parameters. Although the grafted beads in the interior of the CPB region are highly sensitive to these parameters, those farther from the nanoparticle core experience significantly diminished effects. In comparison to the Daoud-Cotton (DC) model's predictions of CPB size, beads near the nanoparticle surface show slower dynamic decay, especially in high grafting densities, aligning with the DC model's estimates. Finally, we compare our simulations to previous works for additional insight into polymer-grafted nanoparticles 
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