Self-Assembly of Rod-Like Copolymers into Monolayers: A Simple Theoretical Estimate of Molecular Recognition Qualityстатья
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Аннотация:A discrete model of a monolayer, consisting of identical rod-like copolymer molecules, is suggested. The influence of the copolymer's composition and sequence on its self-assembly was studied. Thermodynamic quantities of monolayers were calculated. It is shown that the system undergoes an "order-disorder" transition upon temperature increase. The most regular monolayers are formed by copolymers with quasi-random sequences. Nevertheless, the monomer composition of such "good" sequences can vary over a wide range. It is shown that homopolymers, copolymers with a predominance of one-type monomer units and copolymers consisting of a small number of large blocks have a reduced ability to self-assembly.