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Specific molecular modifications, such as the introduction of flexible or rigid side chains, and the interfacial solvation environment can quantitatively tune supramolecular nanoparticle interactions from attraction to repulsion by altering steric hindrance, ligand mobility, and solvation states. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To quantitatively elucidate how ligand chemical modifications, flexibility, steric effects, and solvent environments control interparticle interactions in supramolecular nanoparticle self-assembly.

September 5, 2026Langmuir

Molecular Design for the Multidimensional Modulation of Supramolecular Nanoparticle Interactions

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LLLing-Zhi Li ZFZhaochuan FanUniversity of Science and Technology of China

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Molecular dynamics simulation reveals how ligand structure and solvent tune interparticle forces in functionalized gold nanoparticles, providing rational rules for self-assembly.

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To quantitatively elucidate how ligand chemical modifications, flexibility, steric effects, and solvent environments control interparticle interactions in supramolecular nanoparticle self-assembly.
Conducted explicit solvent molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of gold (Au) nanoparticles functionalized with diaminopyridine (DAP) and thymine (Thy) complementary ligands.
Evaluated the effects of ligand methylation, flexible alkyl side chains, rigid phenyl side chains, and interfacial solvation conditions on interparticle forces.
Methylation reduces hydrogen-bond-driven attraction between nanoparticles, though this modulation is bounded by restricted conformational changes in the ligand shell.
Flexible alkyl side chains shift interparticle forces from attractive to repulsive through steric hindrance, whereas rigid phenyl rings tune attraction magnitude by restricting ligand mobility.
Interfacial solvent environments modulate interparticle interactions nonmonotonically by altering both ligand-shell solvation states and direct supramolecular pairing.

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3f16b95aff0620eb322 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6c02759

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Molecular dynamics simulation reveals how ligand structure and solvent tune interparticle forces in functionalized gold nanoparticles, providing rational rules for self-assembly.

Molecular Design for the Multidimensional Modulation of Supramolecular Nanoparticle Interactions

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