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Diddo Diddens¹, Jörg Baschnagel¹, Albert Johner¹

¹Institut Charles Sadron, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS UPR22, 23 Rue du Loess, Strasbourg 67034 Cedex 2, France.

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Atomistic simulations reveal that densifying polyelectrolyte complexes (PSS-PDADMA) alters microscopic structure and network reinforcement. This stabilization arises from increased PSS-PDADMA interactions, challenging simple salt bond models.

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Area of Science:

Polymer Science
Materials Science
Computational Chemistry

Background:

Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) exhibit unique properties influenced by their structure.
Densification, analogous to ultracentrifugation, significantly alters PEC behavior.
Understanding microscopic changes is crucial for predicting macroscopic properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate local structural changes in PSS-PDADMA complexes during densification.
To analyze the impact of densification on water content and network reinforcement.
To explore the relationship between microscopic structure and rheological properties.

Main Methods:

Atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were employed.
Simulations mimicked experimental densification processes.
Analysis focused on coordination numbers, intermixing, and relaxation dynamics.

Main Results:

Densification increases PSS-PDADMA coordination and intermixing.
Microscopic structural changes and slowed relaxation processes contribute to network stabilization.
Mesoscopic pore formation, observed experimentally, is complemented by these microscopic effects.
The validity of binary PSS-PDADMA salt bond models is limited in dense regimes.

Conclusions:

Microscopic structural rearrangements and increased intermixing are key to the stabilization of compacted polyelectrolyte complexes.
The study highlights the limitations of simplified theoretical models for dense PECs.
Molecular dynamics simulations provide valuable insights into the complex behavior of densified polyelectrolyte systems.