Exploring the role of polymer hydrophobicity in polymer–metal binding thermodynamics
William R. Archer, Connor M. B. Gallagher, Valerie Vaissier Welborn, Michael D. Schulz
Abstract
and polymer desolvation when binding to the more hydrophobic polymers. These combined experimental and computational results demonstrate that metal binding in aqueous solution can be modulated not only by directly modifying the chelating groups, but also by altering the molecular environment around the chelating site, thus suggesting a new design principle for developing increasingly effective metal-chelating materials.
Topics & Concepts
Isothermal titration calorimetryPolymerChelationAqueous solutionMetalChemistryCarboxylatePolymer chemistryIsothermal processTitrationInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsRadioactive element chemistry and processingChemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutionsthermodynamics and calorimetric analyses