Multivalent ions induce lateral structural inhomogeneities in polyelectrolyte brushes

• Main Authors: Yu, Jing, Jackson, Nicholas E., Xu, Xin, Brettmann, Blair K., Ruths, Marina, de Pablo, Juan J., Tirrell, Matthew
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Polyelectrolyte Brushes; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials; Planar Polyelectrolyte
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90206; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47190
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Subtle details about a polyelectrolyte’s surrounding environment can dictate its structural features and potential applications. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), surface forces apparatus (SFA) measurements, and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations are combined to study the structure of planar...