A molecular modeling study for miscibility of polyimide/polythene mixing systems with/without compatibilizer

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 891-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Chen ◽  
Jian Li ◽  
Lei Wei ◽  
Yongliang Jin ◽  
Tushar Khosla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Phase Separation ◽  
Molecular Modeling ◽  
Dissipative Particle Dynamics ◽  
Particle Dynamics ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Radial Distribution Functions ◽  
Molecular Models ◽  
Promising Technique ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

AbstractMolecular models were established to predict the miscibility of polyimide/polythene mixing systems and the enhancing effects of compatibilizer addition of maleic anhydride grafted polythene (MAH-g-PE). Molecular dynamics simulations were applied to investigate radial distribution functions and Flory-Huggins parameters of the mixing systems. Results show that polyimide/polythene is miscible to a certain degree, and the miscibility gets better after adding MAH-g-PE. Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations display that micro-phase separation occurs in the polyimide/polythene mixing systems, however, effective interfaces appear between polyimide and polythene phases after adding MAH-g-PE. The results of molecular mechanics simulations indicate that the ability of mixing systems to resist stretch, compression and shear deformation increases after adding MAH-g-PE. This work offers a promising technique to predict miscibility properties for polyimide/polythene system prior to actual production and attempt to find a suitable compatibilizer for that system.

scholarly journals Correction: Dissipative particle dynamics and molecular dynamics simulations on mesoscale structure and proton conduction in a SPEEK/PVDF-g-PSSA membrane

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (66) ◽  
pp. 41787-41787
Author(s):  
Yue Ma ◽  
Yuxiang Wang ◽  
Xuejian Deng ◽  
Guanggang Zhou ◽  
Shah Khalid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Dissipative Particle Dynamics ◽  
Particle Dynamics ◽  
Proton Conduction ◽  
Mesoscale Structure ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Correction for ‘Dissipative particle dynamics and molecular dynamics simulations on mesoscale structure and proton conduction in a SPEEK/PVDF-g-PSSA membrane’ by Yue Ma et al., RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 39676–39684.

scholarly journals Dissipative particle dynamics and molecular dynamics simulations on mesoscale structure and proton conduction in a SPEEK/PVDF-g-PSSA membrane

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (63) ◽  
pp. 39676-39684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Ma ◽  
Yuxiang Wang ◽  
Xuejian Deng ◽  
Guanggang Zhou ◽  
Sha Khalid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Dissipative Particle Dynamics ◽  
Particle Dynamics ◽  
Proton Conduction ◽  
Small Particles ◽  
Cluster Network ◽  
Mesoscale Structure ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

The blend morphologies evolve from disordered small particles to a regular PVDF cluster network, which were connected by SPEEK cylindrical channels.

scholarly journals A Generic Force Field for Simulating Native Protein Structures Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh K Vaiwala ◽  
Ganapathy Ayappa
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Force Field ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Dissipative Particle Dynamics ◽  
Protein Structures ◽  
Particle Dynamics ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Native Protein ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

A coarse-grained force field for molecular dynamics simulations of native structures of proteins in a dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) framework is developed. The parameters for bonded interactions are derived by...

scholarly journals Dissipative particle dynamics model of homogalacturonan based on molecular dynamics simulations

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Pieczywek ◽  
W. Płaziński ◽  
A. Zdunek
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Force Field ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Dissipative Particle Dynamics ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Particle Dynamics ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Dynamics Model

Abstract In this study we present an alternative dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) parametrization strategy based on data extracted from the united-atom molecular simulations. The model of the homogalacturonan was designed to test the ability of the formation of large-scale structures via hydrogen bonding in water. The extraction of coarse-grained parameters from atomistic molecular dynamics was achieved by means of the proposed molecule aggregation algorithm based on an iterative nearest neighbour search. A novel approach to a time-scale calibration scheme based on matching the average velocities of coarse-grained particles enabled the DPD forcefield to reproduce essential structural features of homogalacturonan molecular chains. The successful application of the proposed parametrization method allowed for the reproduction of the shapes of radial distribution functions, particle velocities and diffusivity of the atomistic molecular dynamics model using DPD force field. The structure of polygalacturonic acid molecules was mapped into the DPD force field by means of the distance and angular bond characteristics, which closely matched the MD results. The resulting DPD trajectories showed that randomly dispersed homogalacturonan chains had a tendency to aggregate into highly organized 3D structures. The final structure resembled a three-dimensional network created by tightly associated homogalacturonan chains organized into thick fibres.

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