From Single Molecules to Nanoscopically Structured Materials

Name: From Single Molecules to Nanoscopically Structured Materials
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Thomas Basché Klaus Müllen Manfred Schmidt(Editor)

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Published on 3. June 2014

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Intro
Preface
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Mechanical Properties of Single Molecules and Polymer Aggregates
1 Phase Behavior, Structure, and Elastic Properties of Single Chains
1.1 Phase Behavior of Coarse-Grained Single-Chain Models
1.2 Force Versus Extension Behavior in the Good Solvent Regime
1.3 Single Chain Collapse Versus Adsorption
1.4 Adsorption of Single Chains
1.4.1 Copolymer Localization on Selective Liquid-Liquid Interfaces
1.4.2 Single Chain Adsorption: Statics and Kinetics
1.5 Manipulation of Single Chains: Force-Induced Detachment and Translocation Through Pores
1.5.1 Detachment of Adsorbed Polymer Chain: Statics and Dynamics
1.5.2 Polymer Translocation Through Narrow Pores in the Membranes and Escape from Long Pores
2 Reversible Kinetics of Hydrogen-Bond Networks
2.1 Force Probe MD Simulations of Calix[4]arene Catenanes
2.2 Stochastic Modeling of Reversible Bond Breakage
3 Force Spectroscopy and Microscopy of Modular Macromolecules
3.1 Preferential Exclusion of Ectoin Enhances the Mechanical Stability of Fibronectin
3.1.1 Stretching of Native Fibronectin
Influence of Ectoine on the Unfolding Force of FN-III
3.2 Mechanically Interlocked Calix[4]arene Dimers Under External Force
3.2.1 Force Spectroscopy of Single bis-Loop Tetra-Urea Calix[4]arene Catenanes
Force-Extension Curves of Calixarene Catenane Oligomers
Reversibility of Pulling Experiments
Analysis of the Force-Distance Curves
Impact of the Solvent on Rupture Forces
Effect of the Linker and Contour Length on Capsule Breakage
Comparison with Theory
4 Mechanical Properties of Nucleic Acids with Binding Pockets for Small Molecules
References
Optical Properties of Assemblies of Molecules and Nanoparticles
1 Introduction
2 Preparation and Photophysical Properties
2.1 Multichromophoric Systems Tailored for Energy Transfer Applications
2.1.1 Linear and Kinked Donor-Acceptor Dyads
PDI-TDI Dyads
Synthesis of the Linker
Synthesis of the PDI Unit 6a (Donor)
Synthesis of the TDI unit 13 (Acceptor)
Synthesis of the Linear Dyad 1
Synthesis of the Kinked Dyad 2
PMI-TDI Dyad
PDI-TDI-PDI Triad
2.1.2 Dendrimer-Based and Star-Shaped Multichromophores
2.2 Complexes from Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Organic Dye Molecules
2.2.1 Semiconductor Quantum Dots
2.2.2 Functionalized Organic Dye Molecules
2.2.3 Quantum Dot/Dye Complexes
2.2.4 Quantum Dot Oligomers
2.3 Biological-Chemical Hybrids Built from Light-Harvesting Complexes
2.3.1 Hybrid Constructs of Light-Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) and Quantum Dots
2.3.2 Hybrid Constructs of LHCII and Rylene Dyes
2.4 Dye Molecules in Cholesteric Phases: Towards Lasing Applications.
2.4.1 Liquid Crystal Lasers
2.4.2 Crosslinked Polymeric Cholesterics as Lasing Material
3 Single-Molecule Studies of Electronic Excitation Energy Transfer
3.1 Flexibility of Donor-Acceptor Dyads
3.2 Control of the Energy Transfer Pathway by Dual Pulse Excitation
3.3 Read-Out of the Spin State of a Single Molecule by the Emission from Proximate Fluorophores
3.4 Rates and Mechanism of Energy Transfer
4 Theoretical Description of Vibronic Spectra and Electronic Coupling
4.1 Vibronic Spectra of PMI and PDI Chromophores
4.2 Electronic Coupling in Donor-Acceptor Dyads
References
Structure Formation of Polymeric Building Blocks: Complex Polymer Architectures
1 Introduction
2 Polyphenylene Dendrimers
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Synthesis of PPDs
2.3 Dissociation of Charged PPDs and Ion Transport
2.4 PPDs as Light-Harvesting, Light-Emitting, and Photoswitchable Multichromophores
2.5 PPDs as Hosts and Drug Carriers
2.6 PPDs as Building Blocks for Self-Assembly
2.7 Conclusions
3 Cylindrical Brush Polymers
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Simulations of Single Brushes
3.3 Experiments on Individual Brushes
3.3.1 Polymethacrylate-Polystyrene Brushes in Toluene and Cyclohexane
3.3.2 Polymer Brushes with Poly-l-lysine Side Chains
3.4 Intramolecular Phase Separation Within Cylindrical Copolymer Brushes with Incompatible Side Chains
3.5 Simulations of Cylindrical Bottlebrush Polymers
3.6 Complex Formation of Polymer Brushes
3.7 Complexes Formed in Between Polyelectrolytes in Aqueous Solution
3.8 Complex Formation Between Weakly Charged Polyelectrolytes in Organic Solvents
3.9 Adsorption to Surfaces
3.10 Conclusions
4 Supramolecular Structure Formation by Directed Interactions
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Solid-state NMR Techniques for Analyzing Structure and Dynamics
4.3 Self-Assembly and Dynamics of Polypeptides
4.4 Polymers with Different Building Blocks
4.5 Interplay of Undirected and Directed Interactions
4.6 Columnar Structures from Discotic Liquid Crystals
4.7 Conclusions
5 Block Copolymers and Confinement
5.1 Diblock Copolymers Confined in Miniemulsion Droplets
5.2 Junction-Point Reactive Block Copolymers for Surface Modification
5.3 Nanoparticles Confined in a Polymersome Shell Layer
5.4 Conclusion
6 Towards Synthesis on an Insulating Surface
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Proof of Concept: Dehalogenation and Covalent Coupling on an Insulating Surface
6.3 Towards Hierarchical Structure Formation: Exploring Two-Step Reactions
References
Polymer Complexes in Biological Applications
1 Exploring Cell Interactions of Dendritic and Protein Polyelectrolytes
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Polycationic and Polyanionic Core-Shell Polyphenylene Dendrimers
1.3 Polycationic Serum Albumin Proteins for Gene Delivery
1.4 Albumin Copolymer Polyelectrolytes Allow Efficient Drug Delivery
1.5 Conclusions
2 Gene Transfection Utilizing Cationic Cylindrical Brush Polymers
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Polymers for Transfection
2.3 Brush Polymer Synthesis and DNA Complexation
2.4 Transfection with Brush Polymers
2.5 Conclusions
References
Computational Studies of Biomembrane Systems: Theoretical Considerations, Simulation Models, and Applications
1 Introduction
2 Theory and Simulation of Lipid Bilayers
2.1 Basic Continuum Theory Concepts
2.1.1 Continuum Elasticity of Lipid Membranes
2.1.2 The Helfrich Hamiltonian
2.1.3 Refining the Helfrich Model
2.2 Coarse-Grained Lipid Models
2.2.1 Cooke Model
2.2.2 Lenz Model
2.2.3 MARTINI Model
2.3 Obtaining Material Parameters
2.3.1 Bending Modulus
2.3.2 Gaussian Modulus
2.4 The Tension of Lipid Membranes
2.5 Membrane Heterogeneity and Lipid Rafts
3 Membrane-Protein Interactions
3.1 Hydrophobic Mismatch
3.2 Curvature-Mediated Interactions Between Proteins
3.2.1 The Mystery of the Sign
3.2.2 The Nonlinear Ground State: Take I
3.2.3 Linearization and Superposition Approximation
3.2.4 Linearization and a Full Two-Center Solution
3.2.5 Linearization Using Effective Field Theory
3.2.6 Fluctuation-Mediated Interactions
3.2.7 The Nonlinear Ground State: Take II
3.2.8 Curvature-Mediated Interactions in Simulations
4 Multiscale Modeling of Lipid and Membrane Protein Systems
4.1 Multiscale Modeling: Approaches and Challenges
4.2 The Light-Harvesting Complex
5 Conclusions
References
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