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探针粒子在polymer网络中的输运:探针尺寸、网络刚性和探针- polymer相互作用的影响

Transport of probe particles in polymer network: effects of probe size, network rigidity and probe-polymer interaction

Praveen Kumar, Ligesh Theeyancheri, Subhasish Chaki, Rajarshi Chakrabarti

摘要:

微观参数对不同复杂环境中探针粒子动力学的影响的基本认识具有广泛的意义。例子包括蛋白质在生物水凝胶,多孔介质,聚合物基质等的扩散在这里,我们使用广泛的分子动力学模拟,以研究在一个聚合物网络上的钻石晶格,提供大量的拥挤模拟细胞环境的探针粒子的动态。我们的模拟表明,探针的动力学越来越受到限制,非高斯和subdiffusive增加网络的刚性,结合亲和力和探针的大小。此外,由于粘弹性和周围网络的束缚,速度自相关函数呈现负向下降。这些观察结果与一般实验结果一致。令人惊讶的是,对于尺寸与筛目尺寸相当的探针颗粒,已经观察到无限制的运动吞没大的长度尺度。这种情况发生在更灵活的聚合物网络中,它很容易被更大的探针推动。我们的研究给出了在不同背景下遇到的探针在凝胶状介质中运输的一般定性图片。

英文摘要:

Fundamental understanding of the effect of microscopic parameters on the dynamics of probe particles in different complex environments has wide implications. Examples include diffusion of proteins in the biological hydrogels, porous media, polymer matrix, etc. Here, we use extensive molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the dynamics of the probe particle in a polymer network on a diamond lattice which provides substantial crowding to mimic the cellular environment. Our simulations show that the dynamics of the probe increasingly becomes restricted, non-Gaussian and subdiffusive on increasing the network rigidity, binding affinity and the probe size. In addition, the velocity autocorrelation functions show negative dips owing to the viscoelasticity and caging due to surrounding network. These observations go with general experimental findings. Surprisingly for a probe particle of size comparable to the mesh size, unrestricted motion engulfing large length scales has been observed. This happens with the more flexible polymer network, which is easily pushed by the bigger probe. Our study gives a general qualitative picture of transport of probes in gel like medium, as encountered in different contexts.

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