Citation: Wei Junhao, Cai Wanhao, Cui Shuxun. Single-chain Elasticity of Poly(ethylene glycol) in High Vacuum[J]. Acta Chimica Sinica, ;2019, 77(2): 189-194. doi: 10.6023/A18090400 shu

Single-chain Elasticity of Poly(ethylene glycol) in High Vacuum

Wei Junhao ^† ,
Cai Wanhao ^† ,
Cui Shuxun ^,

Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031

Corresponding author: Cui Shuxun, cuishuxun@swjtu.edu.cn

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Received Date: 23 September 2018
Available Online: 1 March 2018
Fund Project: the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21574106the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21774102Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21574106, 21774102)

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The elasticity of a single polymer chain has been widely investigated in last decades. However, the direct measurement of the single polymer elasticity in an unperturbed state (i.e. inherent elasticity) remains a challenge. The main obstacle in this regard is that most force measurements are carried out in a liquid environment. The single polymer elasticity may be strongly affected by the complex interactions between solvent molecules and polymer such as van der Waals (vdW) forces, hydrogen bonds and/or thermal motions. For instance, the single-chain elasticity of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) in water is different from that in nonpolar organic solvents, since hydrogen bonds can be formed between PEG and water molecules. In this study, the single-chain elasticity of PEG is investigated in high vacuum by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS). Solvent molecules and surface adsorbed water are removed thoroughly under high vacuum so that the situation is greatly simplified. PEG is dissolved in DI water to a concentration of 50 μg/mL, which is used for the polymer physisorption on a quartz substrate. Then, the sample is rinsed with abundant DI water to remove the loosely adsorbed polymer and dried by air flow. After that, the AFM chamber is pumped down to ca. 7.0×10^-4 Pa to achieve high vacuum, where almost all adsorbed water molecules can be removed from the environment. The results show that PEG maintains its inherent elasticity in high vacuum, which can be well described by an elastic model of a single polymer chain (QM-FRC model) when F>100 pN. In a nonpolar organic solvent (nonane), since there are only vdW forces between solvent molecules and PEG, PEG presents an elasticity virtually identical to that in high vacuum. However, a slight difference can be observed in the low force region (F < 100 pN) in different environments. The long plateau (ca. 45 pN) observed in high vacuum can be attributed to the adsorption/desorption force (mainly vdW forces) of PEG on the substrate. It is greatly anticipated that the method used in the current study can be applied to investigate the inherent elasticity of other polymers in the future.
- single-molecule force spectroscopy,
- single-chain elasticity,
- high vacuum,
- poly (ethylene glycol),
- nonpolar organic solvent
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