Structure and functionality of polyelectrolyte brushes : a surface force perspective

• Main Authors: Xu, Xin, Billing, Mark, Ruths, Marina, Klok, Harm-Anton, Yu, Jing
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Surface Chemistry; Polymer Brushes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138105
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The unique functionality of polyelectrolyte brushes depends on several types of specific interactions, including solvent structure effects, hydrophobic forces, electrostatic interactions, and specific ion interactions. Subtle variations in the solution environment can lead to conformational and surf...