서브메뉴
검색
Theory of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Its Application to Intrinsically Disordered Protein Brushes
Theory of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Its Application to Intrinsically Disordered Protein Brushes
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202104845
- ISBN
- 9798293892723
- DDC
- 660
- 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
- Protein brushes
- 키워드
- Neurofilaments
- 기타저자
- University of California, Berkeley Chemical Engineering
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-04B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
MARC
008260126s2025 us c eng d■001000017359176
■00520260202104845
■006m o d
■007cr#unu||||||||
■020 ▼a9798293892723
■035 ▼a(MiAaPQ)AAI32173535
■040 ▼aMiAaPQ▼cMiAaPQ
■0820 ▼a660
■1001 ▼aYokokura, Takashi Jonas.
■24510▼aTheory of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Its Application to Intrinsically Disordered Protein Brushes
■260 ▼a[Sl]▼bUniversity of California, Berkeley▼c2025
■260 1▼aAnn Arbor▼bProQuest Dissertations & Theses▼c2025
■300 ▼a91 p
■500 ▼aSource: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-04, Section: B.
■500 ▼aAdvisor: Wang, Rui.
■5021 ▼aThesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2025.
■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.
■590 ▼aSchool code: 0028.
■650 4▼aChemical engineering
■650 4▼aPolymer chemistry
■650 4▼aPhysical chemistry
■650 4▼aMolecular biology
■650 4▼aBiochemistry
■653 ▼aPolyelectrolyte brushes
■653 ▼aProtein brushes
■653 ▼aAmino acid sequences
■653 ▼aNeurofilaments
■653 ▼aBrush morphologies
■690 ▼a0542
■690 ▼a0487
■690 ▼a0307
■690 ▼a0495
■690 ▼a0494
■71020▼aUniversity of California, Berkeley▼bChemical Engineering.
■7730 ▼tDissertations Abstracts International▼g87-04B.
■790 ▼a0028
■791 ▼aPh.D.
■792 ▼a2025
■793 ▼aEnglish
■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17359176▼nKERIS▼z이 자료의 원문은 한국교육학술정보원에서 제공합니다.


