Biomimetic anti-freezing polymeric hydrogels: keeping soft-wet materials active in cold environments

Y Jian, S Handschuh-Wang, J Zhang, W Lu… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As one of the most outstanding materials, the analysis of the structure and function of
hydrogels has been extensively carried out to tailor and adapt them to various fields of …

Environmentally Adaptive Polymer Hydrogels: Maintaining Wet‐Soft Features in Extreme Conditions

K Lei, M Chen, P Guo, J Fang, J Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels have been widely explored to adapt to different application circumstances. As
typical wet‐soft materials, the high‐water content of hydrogels is beneficial to their wide …

Scaled charges for ions: An improvement but not the final word for modeling electrolytes in water

S Blazquez, MM Conde, C Vega - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we discuss the use of scaled charges when developing force fields for NaCl in
water. We shall develop force fields for Na+ and Cl− using the following values for the …

Cellulose gel mechanoreceptors–principles, applications and prospects

X Shen, D Zhao, Y Xie, Q Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In order to effectively harness varieties of mechanical waves or vibrations for the purpose of
monitoring and/or powering, developments in responsive materials and conversion …

[HTML][HTML] Freezing point depression of salt aqueous solutions using the Madrid-2019 model

CP Lamas, C Vega, EG Noya - The Journal of chemical physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Salt aqueous solutions are relevant in many fields, ranging from biological systems to
seawater. Thus, the availability of a force-field that is able to reproduce the thermodynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Three phase equilibria of the methane hydrate in NaCl solutions: A simulation study

S Blazquez, C Vega, MM Conde - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to determine the three-phase
coexistence temperature for a methane hydrate system in equilibrium with a NaCl solution …

Water structure, dynamics, and vibrational spectroscopy in sodium bromide solutions

YS Lin, BM Auer, JL Skinner - The Journal of chemical physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
We study theoretically the steady-state and ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy, in the OD-
stretch region, of dilute HOD in aqueous solutions of sodium bromide. Based on electronic …

Environmentally adaptive polysaccharide-based hydrogels and their applications in extreme conditions: A review

M Chen, W Wang, J Fang, P Guo, X Liu, G Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polysaccharide hydrogels are one of the most promising hydrogel materials due to their
inherent characteristics, including biocompatibility, biodegradability, renewability, and easy …

Molecular dynamics study on the growth of structure I methane hydrate in aqueous solution of sodium chloride

YT Tung, LJ Chen, YP Chen, ST Lin - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The structure, thermodynamic, and kinetic properties of methane hydrates formed from the
aqueous solution of sodium chloride are investigated based on molecular dynamics …

Molecular dynamics simulations of freezing-point depression of TIP4P/2005 water in solution with NaCl

MM Conde, M Rovere, P Gallo - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed on an aqueous solution of
TIP4P/2005 water and NaCl using the direct coexistence technique to determine the …