Molecular simulation: temperature responsiveness of block copolymer PEO-PPO-PEO and underpinned mechanism

CHEN Gong; ZHU Jingying; GE Jun; LU Diannan; LIU Zheng

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.10.054

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Molecular simulation: temperature responsiveness of block copolymer PEO-PPO-PEO and underpinned mechanism

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- Molecular simulation: temperature responsiveness of block copolymer PEO-PPO-PEO and underpinned mechanism
- CIESC Journal Issue 10, Pages: 4157-4167(2014)
- 作者机构：
  
  清华大学化学工程系, 化学工程联合国家重点实验室,北京,100084
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- DOI：10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.10.054
  CLC： 631.1+2
- Online First：05 October 2014，
  
  Published：05 October 2014
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CHEN Gong, ZHU Jingying, GE Jun, et al. Molecular simulation: temperature responsiveness of block copolymer PEO-PPO-PEO and underpinned mechanism[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (10): 4157-4167.
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CHEN Gong, ZHU Jingying, GE Jun, et al. Molecular simulation: temperature responsiveness of block copolymer PEO-PPO-PEO and underpinned mechanism[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (10): 4157-4167. DOI： 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.10.054.

摘要

以Pluronic P85为例，采用全原子分子动力学模拟方法研究了单链嵌段类共聚物PEO-PPO-PEO在不同溶剂中的温敏性相转变行为及其影响机制。分子模拟结果显示当Pluronic P85溶解在水溶液和极性有机溶剂（甲醇）中时，升温导致PPO和PEO与水或甲醇分子间氢键断裂、使得溶剂化壳层被破坏而释放出水或甲醇分子，Pluronic P85发生构象塌缩，呈现反向温度响应特性。当Pluronic P85溶解在非极性有机溶剂（甲苯）中时，升温导致分子热运动加剧而削弱Pluronic P85链分子内相互作用，使其在甲苯中的构象更加舒展，呈现正向温敏特性。分子模拟结果还展现了PEO和PPO链段的溶剂化效应随温度的变化及其对于聚合物构象的影响，对于此类聚合物的分子设计和应用提供了理论依据。

Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulation at all atoms level was used to probe the temperature induced phase transition behavior of single-chain block copolymer PEO-PPO-PEO

represented by Pluronic P85

in different solutions. A negative temperature responsiveness of Pluronic P85 in polar solvent such as water and methanol was observed

in which the increase in temperature promoted the breakage of hydrogen bonds between the PPO and PEO respectively with the solvents and thus resulted in the desolvation of PPO and PEO. This thus led to collapse of the polymer as a result of enhanced intramolecular interaction and the release of solvent molecules. On the contrary

a positive temperature responsiveness of Pluronic P85 was shown in toluene

in which the increase in temperature weakened the intramolecular interaction and thus enabled conformational flexibilities. The temperature responsiveness of the solvation of PEO and PPO block was also simulated

which offered a theoretical basis for the molecular design and applications of these PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers.

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