Depleted depletion drives polymer swelling in poor solvent mixtures

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...

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Main Authors: Debashish Mukherji, Carlos M. Marques, Torsten Stuehn, Kurt Kremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01520-5
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spelling doaj-d05d6e73d87446ffa9354d91690e206f2021-05-11T07:54:44ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-11-01811710.1038/s41467-017-01520-5Depleted depletion drives polymer swelling in poor solvent mixturesDebashish Mukherji0Carlos M. Marques1Torsten Stuehn2Kurt Kremer3Max-Planck Institut für PolymerforschungInstitut Charles Sadron, Université de Strasbourg, CNRSMax-Planck Institut für PolymerforschungMax-Planck Institut für PolymerforschungWhilst 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01520-5
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title Depleted depletion drives polymer swelling in poor solvent mixtures
title_short Depleted depletion drives polymer swelling in poor solvent mixtures
title_full Depleted depletion drives polymer swelling in poor solvent mixtures
title_fullStr Depleted depletion drives polymer swelling in poor solvent mixtures
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publishDate 2017-11-01
description 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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