The gamma distribution model for pulsed-field gradient NMR studies of molecular-weight distributions of polymers
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2012

Self-diffusion in polymer solutions studied with pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance (PFG NMR) is typically based either on a single self-diffusion coefficient, or a log-normal distribution of self-diffusion coefficients, or in some cases mixtures of these. Experimental data on polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions and simulations were used to compare a model based on a gamma distribution of self-diffusion coefficients to more established models such as the single exponential, the stretched exponential, and the log-normal distribution model with regard to performance and consistency. Even though the gamma distribution is very similar to the log-normal distribution, its NMR signal attenuation can be written in a closed form and therefore opens up for increased computational speed. Estimates of the mean self-diffusion coefficient, the spread, and the polydispersity index that were obtained using the gamma model were in excellent agreement with estimates obtained using the log-normal model. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the gamma distribution is by far superior to the log-normal, and comparable to the two other models, in terms of computational speed. This effect is particularly striking for multi-component signal attenuation. Additionally, the gamma distribution as well as the log-normal distribution incorporates explicitly a physically plausible model for polydispersity and spread, in contrast to the single exponential and the stretched exponential. Therefore, the gamma distribution model should be preferred in many experimental situations.

PEG

Pulsed-field gradient NMR

self-diffusion

Gamma distribution

spin-echo

integral-equations

Log-normal distribution

polydispersity

Self-diffusion

cellulose

water

nuclear-magnetic-resonance

Polymer

Författare

Magnus Röding

SuMo Biomaterials

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper, Matematisk statistik

Göteborgs universitet

Diana Bernin

SuMo Biomaterials

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Teknisk ytkemi

Jenny Jonasson

Göteborgs universitet

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper, Matematisk statistik

Aila Särkkä

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper, Matematisk statistik

Göteborgs universitet

D. Topgaard

Lunds universitet

Mats Rudemo

Göteborgs universitet

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper, Matematisk statistik

Magnus Nydén

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Teknisk ytkemi

SuMo Biomaterials

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

1090-7807 (ISSN) 10960856 (eISSN)

Vol. 222 105-111

Ämneskategorier

Biokemi och molekylärbiologi

DOI

10.1016/j.jmr.2012.07.005

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