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A fast Monte Carlo algorithm for studying bottle-brush polymers

2011

Obtaining reliable estimates of the statistical properties of complex macromolecules by computer simulation is a task that requires high computational effort as well as the development of highly efficient simulation algorithms. We present here an algorithm combining local moves, the pivot algorithm, and an adjustable simulation lattice box for simulating dilute systems of bottle-brush polymers with a flexible backbone and flexible side chains under good solvent conditions. Applying this algorithm to the bond fluctuation model, very precise estimates of the mean square end-to-end distances and gyration radii of the backbone and side chains are obtained, and the conformational properties of s…

Simulations of phase transitions in macromolecular systems

2002

Abstract The study of phase transitions in concentrated solutions and melts of flexible or stiff polymers is a computational challenge for computer simulations, since already a single polymer coil exhibits nontrivial structure from the scale of a chemical bond (1 A) to the coil radius (100 A), and for the simulation of collective phenomena huge simulation boxes containing many polymers are required. A strategy to deal with this problem is the use of highly coarse-grained models on a lattice, such as the bond fluctuation model. Several studies employing such models will be briefly reviewed, e.g.: temperature-driven isotropic-nematic phase transition in concentrated solutions of semiflexible …

Chain linear dimensions in the surface-enriched layer of polymer mixtures

1992

We calculate the mean-square end-to-end distances and mean-square gyration radii using the bond fluctuation model for a binary polymer blend in the presence of a wall by Monte Carlo simulation. In the bulk, the size of the minority, low-concentration polymer species is compressed compared to the majority one. In the vicinity of the wall, where the minority polymer concentration is enriched due to attraction from the wall, the dimensions of the two types of polymers are approximately equal and are essentially the same as in an athermal polymer melt. Thus, the geometric constraint is more important to the structure of the polymers than the polymer-polymer and polymer-wall interactions.

Branched versus linear polyisoprene: Fractionation and phase behavior

2007

Abstract Branched polyisoprene (PI) was prepared from PI-macromonomers. Linear byproducts of the synthesized polymer were removed by means of inverse spin fractionation, using the solvent cyclohexane (CH) and the precipitant acetone (AC). A well-defined fraction (Mw = 17.5 kg/mol, Mw/Mn = 1.8) of the branched polyisoprene obtained in this manner was used to determine different phase diagrams with branched and/or linear PI in the mixed solvent CH/AC at 25 °C. For comparable molar masses of the polymers the two-phase area is smallest for the branched PI and slightly larger for the linear PI; in the case of the unfractionated original sample of the branched polymer one observes a pronounced pe…

Tolerance induction by a forced expression of MOG-peptide in the context of EAE

2014

P4140Myeloid but not endothelial expression of the CB2 receptor promotes atherogenesis in the context of elevated levels of the endocannabinoid 2-ara…

2019

Abstract Background The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) is an inflammatory mediator and ligand to the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, which are expressed on myeloid and endothelial cells. 2-AG has recently been described to promote atherogenesis in ApoE-deficient mice. While the CB2 receptor has previously been considered to solely exert anti-inflammatory and atheroprotective effects, newer data have raised the notion, that CB2 might exert atherogenic effects in the context of elevated 2-AG plasma levels. In the present study, we investigated the atherogenic mechanisms of 2-AG and the role of the CB2 receptor on myeloid and endothelial cells in atherogenesis using cell-spec…

Struktur-Wirkungs-Beziehungen bei Histaminanaloga, 22. Mitt. Absolute Konfiguration und histaminartige Wirkung der enantiomeren α, Nα-Dimethylhistami…

1980

Es werden die Synthesen der enantiomeren α, Nα-Dimethylhistamine (+)—3 und (−)—3, die Ableitung der absoluten Konfiguration sowie die histaminartige Wirksamkeit der Enantiomere am Ileum (H1) und Atrium (H2) des Meerschweinchens beschrieben. Structure-Activity Relationship of Histamine Analogues. XXII: Absolute Configuration and Histamine-like Activity of the Enantiomeric α, Nα-Dimethylhistamines The synthesis of the enantiomeric α, Nα-Dimethylhistamines (+)—3 and (−)—3, the determination of the absolute configuration and the histamine-like activity of the enantiomers on the guinea-pig ileum (H1) and atrium (H2) are reported.

Struktur-Wirkungs-Beziehungen bei Histaminanaloga, 23. Mitt. Absolute Konfiguration und histaminartige Wirkung der enantiomeren α-Chlormethylhistamin…

1981

Es wird die histaminartige Wirksamkeit der enantiomeren α-Chlormethylhistamine (+)-2a und (−)-2a sowie der Nα-Methyl-α-chlormethylhistamine (+)-2b und (−)-2b am Ileum (H1) und Atrium (H2) des Meerschweinchens beschrieben und die absolute Konfiguration der Enantiomere abgeleitet. Structure-Activity Relationships of Histamine Analogues, XXIII: Absolute Configuration and Histamine-like Activity of the Enantiomeric α-Chloromethylhistamines and Nα-Methyl-α-chloromethylhistamines The histamine-like activities of the enantiomeric α-chloromethylhistamines (+)-2a and (−)-2a and of the Nα-methyl-α-chloromethylhistamines (+)-2b and (−)-2b on the guinea pig ileum (H1) and atrium (H2) are reported. The …

Changing forest stakeholders’ perception of ecosystem services with linguistic nudging

2019

This paper explores whether the perceptions of forest owners and professionals could be nudged towards more sustainable management practices by adjusting a policy text's metaphorical content. Recent research has demonstrated a link between information interventions and preference change, but there is a need to further explore individuals' reactions to information on forest-based ecosystem services and to link these to the design of policy instruments. We contribute to narrowing this gap by nudging the content of a policy text comparing rotation forest management (RFM) and continuous cover forestry (CCF), and exposing it to forest stakeholders. The research is carried out in Finland, the so-…

L'oppidum de Bibracte (Mont Beuvray, France). Bilan de 10 années de recherches (1996-2005)

2008

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