Ion adsorption enhances apparent nonelectrostatic attraction between monomers in polyelectrolyte brushes

• Main Authors: Li, Minglun, Xu, Xin, Yasar, Samen, Klok, Harm-Anton, Zhuang, Bilin, Yu, Jing
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Ion adsorption; Monovalent cations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179478
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Polyelectrolyte brushes are responsive to salt in the environment, and this has found broad applications in antifouling, biolubrication, and drug delivery. Salt primarily influences the conformation of the polyelectrolytes through ion adsorption. While ion adsorption is typically associated with ele...