Depleted depletion drives polymer swelling in poor solvent mixtures
Whilst polymer collapse in a single poor solvent is well understood, polymer swelling in mixtures of two repulsive solvents is surprising. Here, the authors unveil the microscopic origin of collapse-swelling-collapse behaviour, showing how it emerges at constant pressure when a balance of depletion...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01520-5 |
| Summary: | Whilst polymer collapse in a single poor solvent is well understood, polymer swelling in mixtures of two repulsive solvents is surprising. Here, the authors unveil the microscopic origin of collapse-swelling-collapse behaviour, showing how it emerges at constant pressure when a balance of depletion interactions is achieved. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |