Dynamics and Transport in Macromolecular Networks: Theory, Modelling, and Experiments

ISBN-13: 9783527350988 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 320 str.

L–T Yan;Li-Tang Yan

Opis

Comprehensive knowledge on concepts and experimental advancement, as well as state-of-the-art computational tools and techniques for simulation and theory Dynamics and Transport in Macromolecular Networks: Theory, Modeling, and Experiments provides a unique introduction to the currently emerging, highly interdisciplinary field of those transport processes that exhibit various dynamic patterns and even anomalous behaviors of dynamics, investigating concepts and experimental advancement, as well as state-of-the-art computational tools and techniques for the simulation of macromolecular networks and the transport behavior in them. The detailed text begins with discussions on the structural organization of various macromolecular networks, then moves on to review and consolidate the latest research advances and state-of-the-art tools and techniques for the experimental and theoretical studies of the transport in macromolecular networks. In so doing, the text extracts and emphasizes common principles and research advancement from many different disciplines while providing up-to-date coverage of this new field of research. Written by highly experienced and internationally renowned specialists in various disciplines, such as polymer, soft matter, chemistry, biophysics, and more, Dynamics and Transport in Macromolecular Networks covers sample topics such as: Modeling (visco)elasticity macromolecular and biomacromolecular networks, covering statistical and elastic models and permanent biomacromolecular networks Focus on controlled degradation in modeling reactive hydrogels, covering mesoscale modeling of reactive polymer networks and modeling crosslinking due to hydrosilylation reaction Dynamic bonds in associating polymer networks, covering segmental and chain dynamics and phase-separated aggregate dynamics Direct observation of polymer reptation in entangled solutions and junction fluctuations in crosslinked networks, covering tube width fluctuations and dynamic fluctuations of crosslinks A much-needed overview of developments and scientific findings in the transport behaviors in macromolecular networks, Dynamics and Transport in Macromolecular Networks is a highly valuable resource for chemists, physicists, and other scientists and engineers working in fields related to macromolecular network systems, both theoretically and experimentally.

Spis treści

PrefaceMODELLING (VISCO)ELASTICITY MACROMOLECULAR AND BIOMACROMOLECULAR NETWORKSPermanent Macromolecular NetworksPermanent Biomacromolecular NetworksTransient Macromolecular/Biomacromolecular NetworksOutlooksMODELING REACTIVE HYDROGELS: FOCUS ON CONTROLLED DEGRADATIONIntroductionMesoscale modeling of reactive polymer networksContinuum modeling of reactive hydrogelsConclusionsDYNAMIC BONDS IN ASSOCIATING POLYMER NETWORKSIntroduction of Dynamic BondsPhysical Insight of Dynamic BondsProperties and ApplicationsConclusionDIRECT OBSERVATION OF POLYMER REPTATION IN ENTANGLED SOLUTIONS AND JUNCTION FLUCTUATIONS IN CROSSLINKED NETWORKSIntroductionReptation in Entangled SolutionsDynamic Fluctuations of CrosslinksConclusionRECENT PROGRESS OF HYDROGELS IN FABRICATION OF MENISCUS SCAFFOLDSIntroductionMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of MeniscusBiomaterial Requirements for Constructing Meniscal ScaffoldsHydrogel-Based Meniscus ScaffoldsMimicking Microstructure: The Key to Constructing the Next Generation Meniscus ScaffoldsConclusionSTRONG, TOUGH, AND FAST-RECOVERY HYDROGELSCurrent Progress on Strong and Tough HydrogelsPolymer-supramolecular Double-network HydrogelsHybrid Networks with Peptide-metal ComplexesHydrogels Crosslinked with Hierarchically Assembled Peptide StructuresOutlookDIUSIO-MECHANICAL THEORY OF POLYMER NETWORK SWELLINGIntroductionSwelling ModelResultsPerspectiveConclusionTHEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON HOPPING DIFFUSION OF NANOPARTICLES IN CROSS-LINKED POLYMER NETWORKSIntroduction2010s? Theories of Nanoparticle Hopping DiffusionRecent Computational and Theoretical WorkOpen Questions and Future Research DirectionsConcluding RemarksMOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS OF THE NETWORK STRAND DYNAMICS AND NANOPARTICLE DIFFUSION IN ELASTOMERSIntroductionStructures and Dynamics of Model Elastomer NetworksDiffusion Dynamics of Nanoparticles in Elastomers: Melts and NetworksConclusionsEXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES OF TRANSPORT OF NANOPARTICLES IN MUCOSAL TISSUESIntroductionEnhancing Diffusivity of Deformable Particles to Overcome Mucus Barriers via Adjusting Their RigidityThe Effect of the Shape on the Diffusivity of NPs in MucusPHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF NANOPARTICLE TRANSPORT IN MACROMOLECULAR NETWORKS: FLEXIBILITY, TOPOLOGY AND ENTROPYIntroductionEffects of the Chain Flexibility of StrandsEffects of Network TopologySummary and Outlook

O autorze

Li-Tang Yan is a full professor with tenure at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He obtained his PhD in polymer physics and chemistry at Tsinghua University in 2007, and then went to Bayreuth University in Germany as a Humboldt Research Fellowship. In 2010, he joined Prof. Anna Balazs' group at University of Pittsburgh in USA as a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. He returned to Tsinghua University as a faculty in Department of Chemical Engineering from May 2011. In 2020, he obtained the "NSFC Award" for Outstanding Young Scientist. His research interests focus on computational and theoretical aspects of soft matter systems, including macromolecular networks, nanoparticle cellular interactions and nano-engineer materials that are self-assembling and self-regulating.