Unfolding of a Single Polymer Chain from the Single Crystal by Air-Phase Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy: Toward Better Force Precision and More Accurate Description of Molecular Behaviors
Unfolding of a Single Polymer Chain from the Single Crystal by Air-Phase Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy: Toward Better Force Precision and More Accurate Description of Molecular Behaviors
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通过气相单分子力谱从单晶展开单聚合物链:实现更好的力精度和更准确的分子行为描述
DOI:
10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01544
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发表时间:
2018-09
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Zhang Wenke
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作者:
Yang Peng;Song Yu;Feng Wei;Zhang Wenke
Understanding the mechanisms of the mechanical deformation of lamellar crystals at the molecular level is of prime importance to rational design of advanced crystalline polymer materials. Single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) can directly characterize molecular behavior and kinetic parameters that are masked in ensemble measurements. However, current SMFS approach cannot sufficiently manipulate a single molecule in air, which is the real working condition for most crystalline polymer materials. Here, we establish an air-phase atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based SMFS method that allows the unfolding of a single helical poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) chain from the single crystal in air. Our results show that the mechanostability of PEO stem and unfolding potential are significantly enhanced in air compared with the case in liquid. The air-phase SMFS method can achieve a much better force precision of 4 pN even at rapid stretching velocity of ∼100 μm/s. Moreover, some intermediate states (e.g., the movement...
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