Metastable region of phase diagram: optimum parameter range for processing ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene blends.

Abstract:

:Numerous studies suggest that two-phase morphology and thick interface are separately beneficial to the viscosity reduction and mechanical property maintainence of the matrix when normal molecular weight polymer (NMWP) is used for modification of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Nevertheless, it is very difficult to obtain a UHMWPE/NMWP blend which may demonstrate both two-phase morphology and thick interface. In this work, dissipative particle dynamics simulations and Flory-Huggins theory are applied in predicting the optimum NMWP and the corresponding conditions, wherein the melt flowability of UHMWPE can be improved while its mechanical properties can also be retained. As is indicated by dissipative particle dynamics simulations and phase diagram calculated from Flory-Huggins theory, too small Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (χ) and molecular chain length of NMWP (N(NMWP)) may lead to the formation of a homogeneous phase, whereas very large interfacial tension and thin interfaces might also appear when parameters N(NMWP) and χ are too large. When these parameters are located in the metastable region of the phase diagram, however, two-phase morphology occurs and interfaces of the blends are extremely thick. Therefore, metastable state is found to be advisable for both the viscosity reduction and mechanical property improvement of the UHMWPE/NMWP blends.

journal_name

J Mol Model

authors

Gai JG,Zuo Y

doi

10.1007/s00894-011-1268-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-06-01 00:00:00

pages

2501-12

issue

6

eissn

1610-2940

issn

0948-5023

journal_volume

18

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Mechanistic insights into small molecule activation induced by ligand cooperativity in PCcarbeneP nickel pincer complexes: a quantum chemistry study.

    abstract::Mechanisms for the activation of water, ammonia, and other small molecules by the PCcarbeneP nickel pincer complex were studied computationally with the aid of density functional theory. The calculation results indicate that the strongly donating, nucleophilic carbene center can engage in a variety of heterolytic spli...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-015-2792-0

    authors: Liu CC,Liu QL,Wu ZY,Chen YC,Xie HJ,Lei QF,Fang WJ

    更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00

  • Studies on filarial GST as a target for antifilarial drug development-in silico and in vitro inhibition of filarial GST by substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones.

    abstract::Eleven 1,4-naphthoquinone analogues with different amino substitutions at position 3 of the quinone ring earlier reported for macrofilaricidal activity were selected and screened against purified cytosolic GST isolated from the bovine filarial worm Setaria digitata and IC(50) values were determined. Of the 11 compound...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-010-0952-9

    authors: Mathew N,Srinivasan L,Karunan T,Ayyanar E,Muthuswamy K

    更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00

  • Distinct interactions between the human adrenergic beta(2) receptor and Galpha(s)--an in silico study.

    abstract::The aim of this study was to perform an in silico analysis of the interaction of the human beta(2) adrenergic receptor with Galpha(s). In a first step, a systematic surface-interaction-scan between the inactive or active human beta(2) adrenergic receptor and Galpha(s) was performed in order to gain knowledge about ene...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-010-0646-3

    authors: Strasser A,Wittmann HJ

    更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular dynamics analysis on axial buckling of functionalized carbon nanotubes in thermal environment.

    abstract::Molecular dynamics simulations are conducted to investigate the buckling characteristics of functionalized carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) under axial compression at various temperatures. The influences of functionalization, content of functional groups, chirality and diameter, as well as temperature on buckling response of...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-017-3505-7

    authors: Mehralian F,Tadi Beni Y

    更新日期:2017-11-04 00:00:00

  • Assessment of dynamical properties of mercaptopurine on the peptide-based metal-organic framework in response to experience of external electrical fields: a molecular dynamics simulation.

    abstract::In this work, the effect of the external electric field (EF) on the drug delivery performance of peptide-based metal-organic framework (MPF) for 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) drug is investigated by means of the molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. It is found that the strength interaction of drug molecule with MPF is decre...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-019-4178-1

    authors: Shahabi M,Raissi H

    更新日期:2019-09-06 00:00:00

  • The role of Cys179-Cys214 disulfide bond in the stability and folding of prion protein: insights from molecular dynamics simulations.

    abstract::Prion diseases are associated with misfolding and aggregation of prion protein (PrP). Cellular prion protein contains a disulfide bond linking Cys residues at positions 179 and 214. It has been proposed that this disulfide bond plays an important role in the conversion between cellular (PrP(C)) and the scrapie form of...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-014-2106-y

    authors: Ning L,Guo J,Jin N,Liu H,Yao X

    更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00

  • Mesoscopic dynamics of colloids simulated with dissipative particle dynamics and fluid particle model.

    abstract::We report results of numerical simulations of complex fluids, using a combination of discrete-particle methods. Our molecular modeling repertoire comprises three simulation techniques: molecular dynamics (MD), dissipative particle dynamics (DPD), and the fluid particle model (FPM). This type of model can depict multi-...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-001-0068-3

    authors: Dzwinel W,Yuen DA,Boryczko K

    更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00

  • Screening of functional monomers and solvents for the molecular imprinting of paclitaxel separation: a theoretical study.

    abstract::The interactions between the template molecule paclitaxel (PTX) and seven functional monomers containing methacrylic acid (MA), acrolein (AC), 4-vinylbenzoic acid (4VA), acrylonitrile (AN), 2-vinylpyridine (2VP), 2,6-bisacrylamide pyridine (BAP) and methyl methacrylate (MM) were systematically investigated adopting th...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-019-4277-z

    authors: Wang L,Yang F,Zhao X,Li Y

    更新日期:2020-01-11 00:00:00

  • Receptor-guided 3D-QSAR approach for the discovery of c-kit tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

    abstract::Studies of the the three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationships for ninety-five c-kit tyrosine kinase inhibitors were performed. Based on a co-crystallized compound (1 T46), known inhibitors were aligned with c-kit by induced-fit docking, and multiple training/test set splitting was performed to val...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-011-1304-0

    authors: Almerico AM,Tutone M,Lauria A

    更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00

  • QM/MM investigation of substrate binding of subclass B3 metallo-β-lactamase SMB-1 from Serratia marcescents: insights into catalytic mechanism.

    abstract::Metallo-β-lactamases (MβLs) can hydrolyze and deactivate lactam-containing antibiotics, which are the major mechanism to cause drug resistance in the treatment of bacterial infections. This has become a global concern due to the lack of clinically approved inhibitors so far. SMB-1 from Serratia marcescents is a novel ...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-020-4330-y

    authors: Mu X,Xu D

    更新日期:2020-03-07 00:00:00

  • Discovery of SBF1 as an allosteric inhibitor targeting the PIF-pocket of 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1.

    abstract::3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1 (PDK1) plays a crucial role in the signal transduction of massive growth-related protein kinases. In this work, a computational study has been performed to investigate the binding pose of the hydrolyzed product of SBF1 (SBF1-) with PDK1. The binding pose was predicted by V...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-019-4069-5

    authors: Liu W,Li P,Mei Y

    更新日期:2019-06-13 00:00:00

  • Segmental analysis of molecular surface electrostatic potentials: application to enzyme inhibition.

    abstract::We have recently shown that the anti-HIV activities of reverse transcriptase inhibitors can be related quantitatively to properties of the electrostatic potentials on their molecular surfaces. We now introduce the technique of using only segments of the drug molecules in developing such expressions. If an improved cor...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-002-0111-z

    authors: Brinck T,Jin P,Ma Y,Murray JS,Politzer P

    更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00

  • Detection of symmetrical decomposition of molecules--isotopomeric analysis of the M/2 clusters.

    abstract::The interpretation of mass spectra (ms) of molecules containing poly-isotopic elements (e.g. Ge, Se, W, Os, Sn, Te, Zn, Yb) can be difficult due to the occurrence of fragments resulting from isotopomeric composition. MS-clusters located in the range lower than or equal to M/2 are very difficult to interpret. In this a...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-009-0486-1

    authors: Goraczko AJ,Szewczykowska K

    更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00

  • The quantum chemical study of the electronic states of S2Cl and its monovalent ions.

    abstract::High-level quantum chemical techniques have been utilized to accurately describe the geometrical parameters, vibrational frequencies and dissociation pathways of the X (2)A″, 1 (2)A', 2 (2)A', 2 (2)A″ states of S(2)Cl; X (1)A', 1 (3)A″, 1 (1)A″, 1 (3)A' states of S(2)Cl(+); X (1)A', 1 (3)A', (1)A″ states of S(2)Cl(-),...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-012-1422-3

    authors: Czernek J,Zivný O

    更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00

  • Periodic model of an LTA framework.

    abstract::Zeolites are a group of microporous aluminosilicate frameworks with numerous applications in, for example, catalysis and ion-exchange and sorption processes. One of the most important tools for analyzing the properties of zeolite structures is vibrational spectroscopy. However, the complexity of these structures often...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-015-2820-0

    authors: Mikuła A,Król M,Koleżyński A

    更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00

  • Rate constant calculations of the C2 + HCN → CCCN+H addition via the Master Equation.

    abstract::The addition of C2 to HCN is of relevant interest in astrochemistry. We studied the pathways of this addition to produce CCCN and estimated its reaction rate using the Master Equation in the circumstellar environment. From the results of this study, it was possible to show that a different pathway in the Surface Poten...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-017-3305-0

    authors: da Silva WB,Albernaz AF,Barreto PR,Correa E

    更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00

  • Periodic density functional theory study of the high-pressure behavior of energetic crystalline 1,4-dinitrofurazano[3, 4-b]piperazine.

    abstract::A detailed study of the structural, electronic, and optical absorption properties of crystalline 1,4-dinitrofurazano[3,4-b]piperazine (DNFP) under hydrostatic pressures of 0-100 GPa was performed using periodic density functional theory. As the pressure increases, the lattice constants and cell volumes calculated by L...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-012-1547-4

    authors: Wang W,Zhu W,Li J,Cheng B,Xiao H

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • A computational study on the role of noncovalent interactions in the stability of polymer/graphene nanocomposites.

    abstract::Understanding the interaction between graphene and polymers is of essential interest when designing novel nanocomposites with reinforced mechanical and electrical properties. In this computational study, the interaction of pristine graphene (PG) and graphene oxide (GO) with a series of functional groups, representativ...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-017-3214-2

    authors: Güryel S,Alonso M,Hajgató B,Dauphin Y,Van Lier G,Geerlings P,De Proft F

    更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00

  • Supramolecular synthon pattern in solid clioquinol and cloxiquine (APIs of antibacterial, antifungal, antiaging and antituberculosis drugs) studied by ³⁵Cl NQR, ¹H-¹⁷O and ¹H-¹⁴N NQDR and DFT/QTAIM.

    abstract::The quinolinol derivatives clioquinol (5-chloro-7-iodo-8-quinolinol, Quinoform) and cloxiquine (5-chloro-8-quinolinol) were studied experimentally in the solid state via ³⁵Cl NQR, ¹H-¹⁷O and ¹H-¹⁴N NQDR spectroscopies, and theoretically by density functional theory (DFT). The supramolecular synthon pattern of O-H···N ...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-010-0876-4

    authors: Latosińska JN,Latosińska M,Tomczak MA,Seliger J,Zagar V

    更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00

  • Theoretical study of hydrogen bond interactions of fluvastatin with ι-carrageenan and λ-carrageenan.

    abstract::The binding of the reductase inhibitor drug fluvastatin, hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A, with the hydrophilic ι- or λ-carrageenan polymers, serving as potential controllers of the drug's release rate, have been studied at the density functional level of theory with the B3LYP exchange correlation functional. Three...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-010-0878-2

    authors: Papadopoulos AG,Sigalas MP

    更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00

  • Density functional studies of closed-shell attractions of S(AuPH3)2 and HS(AuPH3)2 + and their dimers.

    abstract::With the help of quantum chemical calculations, S(AuPH3)2, [HS(AuPH3)2]+ and their dimers have been examined by using scalar-relativistic theory. In agreement with experimental data, [HS(AuPH3)2 +]2 is a C(2h) structure. However, [S(AuPH3)2]2 is predicted to favor a D(2d) structure. Experimental structure parameters o...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-008-0427-4

    authors: Fang H,Zhang XG,Wang SG

    更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00

  • Spin polarization in graphene nanoribbons functionalized with nitroxide.

    abstract::Fine-tuning of magnetic states via an understanding of spin injection on the edge of graphene nanoribbons should allow for greater flexibility of the design of graphene-based spintronics. On the basis of calculations, we predict that coupling constants of the exchange interaction in the series of nitroxide-functionali...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-019-3944-4

    authors: Morozov V,Tretyakov E

    更新日期:2019-02-09 00:00:00

  • The electronic structure of the C2H4O...2HF tri-molecular heterocyclic hydrogen-bonded complex: a theoretical study.

    abstract::The geometries of three isomers of the C2H4O...2HF tri-molecular heterocyclic hydrogen-bonded complex were examined through B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ calculations. Analysis of structural parameters, determination of CHELPG (charge electrostatic potential grid) intermolecular charge transfer, interpretation of infrared stretch...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-008-0337-5

    authors: de Oliveira BG,Araújo RC,Chagas FF,Carvalho AB,Ramos MN

    更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00

  • Conformational analysis of lignin models: a chemometric approach.

    abstract::In the present work, conformational analysis of lignin models was accomplished by considering four cross-link types (3-5', β-5', α-O-4 and β-O-4) and three monomer units [guaiacyl (G), p-hydroxyphenyl (H) and syringyl (S)]. Analysis involving the 3-5' and β-5' dimers was conducted following the standard procedure, i.e...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-012-1689-4

    authors: Castilho-Almeida EW,De Almeida WB,Dos Santos HF

    更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00

  • A theoretical study of the inhibition effect of PAMAM molecule on silica scale.

    abstract::In this work, the molecular modeling method was performed to study adsorption interaction between PAMAM molecules of different generations and silicic acid molecules, and the inhibition effect on silica scale were discussed. The results show that adsorption energies of PAMAM molecule of generation 1.0 with amine-termi...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-017-3208-0

    authors: Chen C,Bai N,Zhang Y,Jiao L,Xia M,Chen G

    更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00

  • A novel dimerization interface of cyclic nucleotide binding domain, which is disrupted in presence of cAMP: implications for CNG channels gating.

    abstract::Cyclic nucleotide binding domain (CNBD) is a ubiquitous domain of effector proteins involved in signalling cascades of prokaryota and eukaryota. CNBD activation by cyclic nucleotide monophosphate (cNMP) is studied well in the case of several proteins. However, this knowledge is hardly applicable to cNMP-modulated cati...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-012-1404-5

    authors: Gushchin IY,Gordeliy VI,Grudinin S

    更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00

  • Computational investigation on the new high energy density material of aluminum enriched 1, 1-diamino-2, 2-dinitroethylene.

    abstract::Aluminum enriched 1, 1-diamino-2, 2-dinitroethylene (Al-FOX-7) crystal, as a new high energy density material (HEDM), was designed and investigated using grand canonical monte carlo (GCMC), NVT+NPT-molecular dynamics (MD) and GGA-PBE-density functional theory (DFT) methods. The results show that, Al atoms break out H-...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-012-1533-x

    authors: Bian L,Shu Y,Xu J,Wang L

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • Druggability and drug-likeness concepts in drug design: are biomodelling and predictive tools having their say?

    abstract::The drug discovery process typically involves target identification and design of suitable drug molecules against these targets. Despite decades of experimental investigations in the drug discovery domain, about 96% overall failure rate has been recorded in drug development due to the "undruggability" of various ident...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1007/s00894-020-04385-6

    authors: Agoni C,Olotu FA,Ramharack P,Soliman ME

    更新日期:2020-05-08 00:00:00

  • Molecular basis of the beta-lactamase protein using comparative modelling, drug screening and molecular dynamics studies to understand the resistance of β-lactam antibiotics.

    abstract::Beta-lactamase (ampC) in general causes the onset of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria against the β-lactam antibiotics. Morganella morganii which belongs to the Proteae tribe of the Enterobacteriaceae family is a Gram-negative bacillus. Gram-negative bacteria are the key problematic agents among the human ...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-020-04459-5

    authors: Alazmi M

    更新日期:2020-07-07 00:00:00

  • Reaction mechanism of CH3M≡MCH 3 (M=C, Si, Ge) with C2H4: [2+1] or [2+2] cycloaddition?

    abstract::The mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction CH3M≡MCH3 (M=C, Si, Ge) with C2H4 has been studied at the CCSD(T)/6-311++G(d,p)//MP2/6-311++G(d,p) level. Vibrational analysis and intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC), calculated at the same level, have been applied to validate the connection of the stationary points. The br...

    journal_title:Journal of molecular modeling

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1007/s00894-013-1882-0

    authors: Huo S,Li X,Zeng Y,Zheng S,Meng L

    更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00