We performed Brownian dynamics simulations with implicit solvent to study the self-assembly of polymer-grafted nanoparticle amphiphiles in selective solvents. Each model amphiphile consists of one hydrophobic nanoparticle (H) bead and one hydrophilic polymer chain composed of P-beads. The diameter of each H-bead is varied from one to several times that of each P-bead. The influences of experimental conditions on the self-assembled morphologies are investigated. The experimental conditions studied include the amphiphile concentration
the size of the hydrophobic head
the interaction parameters between the hydrophilic bead and hydrophobic bead
the polymer chain length and the solvent. Various self-assembled morphologies are obtained
including conventional spherical micelles
cylindrical micelles
cylindrical networks
large compound micelles
thin sheets
spherical vesicles
and novel ones of tubular vesicles
cylindrical multicompartment vesicles
and spherical multicompartment vesicles. The morphological phase diagrams are constructed as a function of different parameters. Mechanisms of morphological formation are discussed. Two pathways
mechanisms I and II
of vesicle formation are identified. In mechanism I
the model amphiphiles first self-assemble into spherical micelles
which transform into cylindrical micelles
further into bilayer-sheets
and finally the sheets bend around and close up to form vesicles. In mechanism II
in the initial stage of simulation
the model amphiphiles first self-assemble into many small spherical aggregates
inside which the hydrophilic P-beads are mixing with hydrophobic H-beads. Subsequently
neighboring aggregates coalesce together
and microphase separation between H and P beads occurs in the interior of the aggregates
resulting in a concentration of P-beads at the center of the aggregates
i.e.
the formation of semivesicles. As simulation proceeds further
the semivesicles grow larger
and more and more P-beads enter into the inner of the semivesicles
and finally semivesicles expand outward
forming vesicles. Furthermore
transition from mechanism II to mechanism I can occur by increasing amphiphile concentration. At low amphiphile concentration
the attractions among the hydrophobic H-beads are dominant in the system. In this case
mechanism II occurs during vesicle formation. At high amphiphile concentration
repulsion among the hydrophilic P-beads dominates the system where bilayer-sheets occur as an intermediate state of the vesicle formation and thus mechanism I occurs. The simulation results are compared with available experimental and simulation results obtained from related systems.
关键词
聚合物接枝纳米粒子两亲性分子自组装溶液囊泡形成路径
Keywords
Polymer-grafted nanoparticle amphiphilesSelf-assemblySelective solventsPathway of vesicle formation
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