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Title: A molecular dynamics study of water-soluble polymers: analysis of force fields from atomistic simulations

Journal Article · · Molecular Simulation

A force field (FF) analysis was performed on three water-soluble polymers (PAM, PNIPAAm, and PEO), that are of significant interest for biomedical applications, by measuring the polymer radius of gyration (Rg), solvent accessible surface area (SASA), radial distribution functions (g(r)), and relative shape anisotropy (κ2) in dilute conditions. Three generalized FFs were utilized to model PAM and PNIPAAm (DREIDING, GAFF, and GAFF2) in conjunction with five water models: SPC, SPC/E, TIP3P, TIP4P, and TIP4P/2005. It was found that the DREIDING FF showed better agreement with PAM experimental data reported for Rg, irrespective of the water model. For PNIPAAm, the DREIDING FF was also the best performing among the FFs studied; however, the choice of water model played an important role in the predicted properties. The trends in SASA and κ2 are consistent with Rg. For PEO modelled with the CHARMM C35r FF, all water models except TIP3P resulted in good agreement with experimental and previous simulation data. Furthermore these results highlight the considerable impact that polymer and water force fields can have on sampling appropriate polymer conformations in solvated systems.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). Nanoporous Materials Genome Center
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Contributing Organization:
University of Florida Research Computing
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0008688; FG02-17ER16362
OSTI ID:
1508107
Journal Information:
Molecular Simulation, Vol. 45, Issue 4-5; ISSN 0892-7022
Publisher:
Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 12 works
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Web of Science

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