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Theory of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Its Application to Intrinsically Disordered Protein Brushes
Theory of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Its Application to Intrinsically Disordered Protein ...
Theory of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Its Application to Intrinsically Disordered Protein Brushes

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202104845
ISBN  
9798293892723
DDC  
660
저자명  
Yokokura, Takashi Jonas.
서명/저자  
Theory of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Its Application to Intrinsically Disordered Protein Brushes
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of California, Berkeley, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
91 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-04, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Wang, Rui.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약Polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes are collections of end-tethered, charged polymers with ubiquitous applications as surface modifiers regulating various structural and dynamic properties. Precisely engineering brushes to form surface patterns or tunable, stimuli-sensitive "smart'' materials requires a deep understanding of the underlying physics. Furthermore, biomacromolecules such as intrinsically disordered proteins are essentially PEs. Brushes composed of proteins play a variety of physiological roles, such as serving as structural scaffolds in axons. However, PE brush morphologies and mechanical responses are governed by complex, coupled interactions. Adjacent monomers are held together by elastic forces, whereas long-range electrostatic interactions between charged monomers and dissolved ions tend to favor more segregated morphologies. Systems with short-range, hydrophobic interactions between monomers and solvent are common, facilitating morphologies with minimal surface area to volume ratios. While the morphological behavior induced by the competition between these interactions is rich, few computational tools exist which can systematically consider the relevant physics while remaining computationally efficient enough to facilitate systematic studies of the parameter space.Here, we present a self-consistent field theory applicable to a variety of experimentally relevant systems. First, we develop a framework for the theory, providing a concise derivation of the key equations. A discussion on adapting the framework to treat dense brushes and protein-derived brushes is also provided. Numerical methods such as the acceleration algorithm used to converge the system of equations are overviewed. Next, we use the theory to probe how the underlying interactions affect PE brush morphology. Brushes composed of homopolymers are studied to isolate the competition between electrostatic repulsion and hydrophobic attraction between monomers. Lamellar-like, multilayer morphologies in which polymer-rich layers alternate with solvent-rich layers in the direction normal to the substrate are found to occur in dense brushes. The number of layers in a given PE brush is determined by the backbone charge fraction of the constituent chains. In sparser brushes, the competition between intrachain and interchain electrostatic repulsion facilitates a wealth of inhomogeneous PE brush morphologies. PE backbone charge fraction and brush grafting density control the degree of segregation in the directions normal to and parallel to the substrate, respectively.The predictions from our theory recover previous results from experimental and theoretical research. The pinned micelle, pearl necklace-like aggregates, stripe, hole, and homogeneous brush morphologies found in this work agree with those found in the existing literature. The response of brush height to the addition of monovalent salt agrees with the pioneering scaling theories. However, this work provides a unified morphological picture, providing new insights into PE brush behavior. For instance, as brushes of high PE backbone charge fraction become denser, pearl necklace-like aggregates laterally melt together to form raised bands with discrete "beads'' protruding from their tops. The bands continue to elongate as grafting density increases, eventually forming infinite stripes. The stripes become unfavorable as the energy for bending the free ends of the chains reaches that of the interchain electrostatic repulsion. The chains then align and form homogeneous brushes. Taking advantage of the mechanisms underlying their morphological transitions forms the basis of using PE brushes to engineer interfaces.In tandem with experimental characterization techniques, we next apply our theory to study the morphological response of brushes composed of intrinsically disordered proteins. The theoretical predictions for brush height are found to quantitatively agree with those measured experimentally across a wide range of ionic strengths, protein identities, phosphorylation state, and brush copolymer compositions. Microscopic details provided by our theory, such as the distributions of specific sections of amino acid sequences within the brush, are often experimentally inaccessible. The predictions of our theory are further validated by computationally informed protein modification experiments. The sequence--structure relationship of neurofilament subunits are determined by attributing the distinct, morphological roles they play within physiologically relevant, multicomponent brushes to key features in their individual amino acid sequences.Finally, we propose directions for future study, particularly highlighting systems which require additional interactions to be incorporated into the theory. To study more complex behavior in PE and protein brushes, the effect of local proton concentration on PE backbone charge should be considered. Beyond mean-field theory electrostatics become important for systems with multivalent salts and strongly inhomogeneous dielectric environments. Microphase segregation and morphological behavior in proton-exchange membranes remain areas of interest for further applications of our theory. However, the framework presented in this work and its preliminary applications represent a promising foundation for designing PE brush microstructure and morphologies.
일반주제명  
Chemical engineering
일반주제명  
Polymer chemistry
일반주제명  
Physical chemistry
일반주제명  
Molecular biology
일반주제명  
Biochemistry
키워드  
Polyelectrolyte brushes
키워드  
Protein brushes
키워드  
Amino acid sequences
키워드  
Neurofilaments
키워드  
Brush morphologies
기타저자  
University of California, Berkeley Chemical Engineering
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-04B.
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■520    ▼aPolyelectrolyte  (PE)  brushes  are  collections  of  end-tethered,  charged  polymers  with  ubiquitous  applications  as  surface  modifiers  regulating  various  structural  and  dynamic  properties.  Precisely  engineering  brushes  to  form  surface  patterns  or  tunable,  stimuli-sensitive  "smart''  materials  requires  a  deep  understanding  of  the  underlying  physics.  Furthermore,  biomacromolecules  such  as  intrinsically  disordered  proteins  are  essentially  PEs.  Brushes  composed  of  proteins  play  a  variety  of  physiological  roles,  such  as  serving  as  structural  scaffolds  in  axons.  However,  PE  brush  morphologies  and  mechanical  responses  are  governed  by  complex,  coupled  interactions.  Adjacent  monomers  are  held  together  by  elastic  forces,  whereas  long-range  electrostatic  interactions  between  charged  monomers  and  dissolved  ions  tend  to  favor  more  segregated  morphologies.  Systems  with  short-range,  hydrophobic  interactions  between  monomers  and  solvent  are  common,  facilitating  morphologies  with  minimal  surface  area  to  volume  ratios.  While  the  morphological  behavior  induced  by  the  competition  between  these  interactions  is  rich,  few  computational  tools  exist  which  can  systematically  consider  the  relevant  physics  while  remaining  computationally  efficient  enough  to  facilitate  systematic  studies  of  the  parameter  space.Here,  we  present  a  self-consistent  field  theory  applicable  to  a  variety  of  experimentally  relevant  systems.  First,  we  develop  a  framework  for  the  theory,  providing  a  concise  derivation  of  the  key  equations.  A  discussion  on  adapting  the  framework  to  treat  dense  brushes  and  protein-derived  brushes  is  also  provided.  Numerical  methods  such  as  the  acceleration  algorithm  used  to  converge  the  system  of  equations  are  overviewed.  Next,  we  use  the  theory  to  probe  how  the  underlying  interactions  affect  PE  brush  morphology.  Brushes  composed  of  homopolymers  are  studied  to  isolate  the  competition  between  electrostatic  repulsion  and  hydrophobic  attraction  between  monomers.  Lamellar-like,  multilayer  morphologies  in  which  polymer-rich  layers  alternate  with  solvent-rich  layers  in  the  direction  normal  to  the  substrate  are  found  to  occur  in  dense  brushes.  The  number  of  layers  in  a  given  PE  brush  is  determined  by  the  backbone  charge  fraction  of  the  constituent  chains.  In  sparser  brushes,  the  competition  between  intrachain  and  interchain  electrostatic  repulsion  facilitates  a  wealth  of  inhomogeneous  PE  brush  morphologies.  PE  backbone  charge  fraction  and  brush  grafting  density  control  the  degree  of  segregation  in  the  directions  normal  to  and  parallel  to  the  substrate,  respectively.The  predictions  from  our  theory  recover  previous  results  from  experimental  and  theoretical  research.  The  pinned  micelle,  pearl  necklace-like  aggregates,  stripe,  hole,  and  homogeneous  brush  morphologies  found  in  this  work  agree  with  those  found  in  the  existing  literature.  The  response  of  brush  height  to  the  addition  of  monovalent  salt  agrees  with  the  pioneering  scaling  theories.  However,  this  work  provides  a  unified  morphological  picture,  providing  new  insights  into  PE  brush  behavior.  For  instance,  as  brushes  of  high  PE  backbone  charge  fraction  become  denser,  pearl  necklace-like  aggregates  laterally  melt  together  to  form  raised  bands  with  discrete  "beads''  protruding  from  their  tops.  The  bands  continue  to  elongate  as  grafting  density  increases,  eventually  forming  infinite  stripes.  The  stripes  become  unfavorable  as  the  energy  for  bending  the  free  ends  of  the  chains  reaches  that  of  the  interchain  electrostatic  repulsion.  The  chains  then  align  and  form  homogeneous  brushes.  Taking  advantage  of  the  mechanisms  underlying  their  morphological  transitions  forms  the  basis  of  using  PE  brushes  to  engineer  interfaces.In  tandem  with  experimental  characterization  techniques,  we  next  apply  our  theory  to  study  the  morphological  response  of  brushes  composed  of  intrinsically  disordered  proteins.  The  theoretical  predictions  for  brush  height  are  found  to  quantitatively  agree  with  those  measured  experimentally  across  a  wide  range  of  ionic  strengths,  protein  identities,  phosphorylation  state,  and  brush  copolymer  compositions.  Microscopic  details  provided  by  our  theory,  such  as  the  distributions  of  specific  sections  of  amino  acid  sequences  within  the  brush,  are  often  experimentally  inaccessible.  The  predictions  of  our  theory  are  further  validated  by  computationally  informed  protein  modification  experiments.  The  sequence--structure  relationship  of  neurofilament  subunits  are  determined  by  attributing  the  distinct,  morphological  roles  they  play  within  physiologically  relevant,  multicomponent  brushes  to  key  features  in  their  individual  amino  acid  sequences.Finally,  we  propose  directions  for  future  study,  particularly  highlighting  systems  which  require  additional  interactions  to  be  incorporated  into  the  theory.  To  study  more  complex  behavior  in  PE  and  protein  brushes,  the  effect  of  local  proton  concentration  on  PE  backbone  charge  should  be  considered.  Beyond  mean-field  theory  electrostatics  become  important  for  systems  with  multivalent  salts  and  strongly  inhomogeneous  dielectric  environments.  Microphase  segregation  and  morphological  behavior  in  proton-exchange  membranes  remain  areas  of  interest  for  further  applications  of  our  theory.  However,  the  framework  presented  in  this  work  and  its  preliminary  applications  represent  a  promising  foundation  for  designing  PE  brush  microstructure  and  morphologies.
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