Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion Interactions

Depletion forces are relevant in a variety of contexts such as the phase behavior of colloid–polymer or colloid-depletant mixtures and clustering of inclusions in mobile brushes. They arise from the tendency to minimize the volume of the depletion zone formed around colloidal particles or inclusions...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Daeseong Yong (4840593) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Ji Woong Yu (3878083) (author), Bae-Yeun Ha (1560484) (author), Changbong Hyeon (118468) (author)
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Changbong Hyeon (118468)
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Ji Woong Yu (3878083)
Bae-Yeun Ha (1560484)
Changbong Hyeon (118468)
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2025-06-05T18:06:49Z
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Microbiology
Cell Biology
Physiology
Evolutionary Biology
Cancer
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
varying intercylinder separation
even becomes repulsive
consistent field theory
complex interplay among
long cylinders attract
induced depletion interactions
complex behaviors arise
colloid – polymer
depletion zone volume
cylinders even shorter
depletion interactions
study reveals
spherical depletants
phase behavior
overgrown beyond
lower parts
inclusion height
depletant mixtures
correlation blobs
colloidal particles
clear explanation
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description Depletion forces are relevant in a variety of contexts such as the phase behavior of colloid–polymer or colloid-depletant mixtures and clustering of inclusions in mobile brushes. They arise from the tendency to minimize the volume of the depletion zone formed around colloidal particles or inclusions. In comparison to depletion interactions widely studied for colloidal particles or polymers in a suspension of spherical depletants, depletion interactions between nonspherical inclusions in mobile polymer brushes display complex behaviors. When the brush is shorter than the inclusion height, the inclusions in brushes experience apparent attraction; yet, such attraction is reduced or even becomes repulsive when the brush is overgrown beyond the inclusion height. Here we use the self-consistent field theory (SCFT) to calculate the depletion zones around two cylindrical inclusions and offer a clear explanation of how these complex behaviors arise. In tall brushes, the changes of the depletion zone volume with varying intercylinder separation are opposite in sign at the upper and lower parts of cylinders. Consequently, in tall brushes, cylinders even shorter than the size of a correlation blob experience repulsion, but long cylinders attract each other. Our study reveals that brush-induced depletion interactions are decided by the complex interplay among the sizes of brushes, inclusions, and correlation blobs.
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spelling Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion InteractionsDaeseong Yong (4840593)Ji Woong Yu (3878083)Bae-Yeun Ha (1560484)Changbong Hyeon (118468)MicrobiologyCell BiologyPhysiologyEvolutionary BiologyCancerChemical Sciences not elsewhere classifiedvarying intercylinder separationeven becomes repulsiveconsistent field theorycomplex interplay amonglong cylinders attractinduced depletion interactionscomplex behaviors arisecolloid – polymerdepletion zone volumecylinders even shorterdepletion interactionsstudy revealsspherical depletantsphase behaviorovergrown beyondlower partsinclusion heightdepletant mixturescorrelation blobscolloidal particlesclear explanationDepletion forces are relevant in a variety of contexts such as the phase behavior of colloid–polymer or colloid-depletant mixtures and clustering of inclusions in mobile brushes. They arise from the tendency to minimize the volume of the depletion zone formed around colloidal particles or inclusions. In comparison to depletion interactions widely studied for colloidal particles or polymers in a suspension of spherical depletants, depletion interactions between nonspherical inclusions in mobile polymer brushes display complex behaviors. When the brush is shorter than the inclusion height, the inclusions in brushes experience apparent attraction; yet, such attraction is reduced or even becomes repulsive when the brush is overgrown beyond the inclusion height. Here we use the self-consistent field theory (SCFT) to calculate the depletion zones around two cylindrical inclusions and offer a clear explanation of how these complex behaviors arise. In tall brushes, the changes of the depletion zone volume with varying intercylinder separation are opposite in sign at the upper and lower parts of cylinders. Consequently, in tall brushes, cylinders even shorter than the size of a correlation blob experience repulsion, but long cylinders attract each other. Our study reveals that brush-induced depletion interactions are decided by the complex interplay among the sizes of brushes, inclusions, and correlation blobs.2025-06-05T18:06:49ZDatasetMediainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiondataset10.1021/acs.jctc.5c00334.s005https://figshare.com/articles/media/Variations_of_the_Depletion_Zones_around_Inclusions_Explain_the_Complexity_of_Brush-Induced_Depletion_Interactions/29250788CC BY-NC 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/292507882025-06-05T18:06:49Z
spellingShingle Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion Interactions
Daeseong Yong (4840593)
Microbiology
Cell Biology
Physiology
Evolutionary Biology
Cancer
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
varying intercylinder separation
even becomes repulsive
consistent field theory
complex interplay among
long cylinders attract
induced depletion interactions
complex behaviors arise
colloid – polymer
depletion zone volume
cylinders even shorter
depletion interactions
study reveals
spherical depletants
phase behavior
overgrown beyond
lower parts
inclusion height
depletant mixtures
correlation blobs
colloidal particles
clear explanation
status_str publishedVersion
title Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion Interactions
title_full Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion Interactions
title_fullStr Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion Interactions
title_full_unstemmed Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion Interactions
title_short Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion Interactions
title_sort Variations of the Depletion Zones around Inclusions Explain the Complexity of Brush-Induced Depletion Interactions
topic Microbiology
Cell Biology
Physiology
Evolutionary Biology
Cancer
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
varying intercylinder separation
even becomes repulsive
consistent field theory
complex interplay among
long cylinders attract
induced depletion interactions
complex behaviors arise
colloid – polymer
depletion zone volume
cylinders even shorter
depletion interactions
study reveals
spherical depletants
phase behavior
overgrown beyond
lower parts
inclusion height
depletant mixtures
correlation blobs
colloidal particles
clear explanation