Journal article
Entropy-Induced Localization and Sliding Dynamics of Rings on Polyrotaxane
Abstract
Regulating the position and sliding dynamics of rings on the polyrotaxane (PR) backbone plays a crucial role in determining the properties and/or functions of PR and PR-based soft materials. In this work, we use molecular dynamics simulations to reveal that the features of localization and sliding dynamics of rings on a PR modeled by a rod–coil–rod triblock copolymer are regulated by the entropy effect of the coil block. The distribution of the …
Authors
Wang Y; Lu H; Jia X-M; Shi A-C; Zhou J; Zhang G; Liu H
Journal
Macromolecules, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 1846–1858
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
February 27, 2024
DOI
10.1021/acs.macromol.3c01805
ISSN
0024-9297