On the Origins of the Salt-Concentration-Dependent Instability and Lateral Nanoscale Heterogeneities of Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes: Gradient Brush Experiment and Flory-Type Theoretical Analysis

Langmuir ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 2021-2034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaehyun Hur ◽  
Kevin N. Witte ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
You-Yeon Won
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Brushes

Efficient electrochemomechanical energy conversion in nanochannels grafted with end-charged polyelectrolyte brushes at medium and high salt concentration

Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (25) ◽  
pp. 5246-5255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang Chen ◽  
Harnoor Singh Sachar ◽  
Siddhartha Das
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
High Salt ◽  
High Salt Concentration ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Brushes

The paper highlights the possibility of enhancing the efficiency of electrokinetic energy conversion by functionalizing nanochannels with end-charged polyelectrolyte brushes.

Field Theoretical Analysis of Driving Forces for the Uptake of Proteins by Like-Charged Polyelectrolyte Brushes: Effects of Charge Regulation and Patchiness

Langmuir ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiebe M. de Vos ◽  
Frans A. M. Leermakers ◽  
Arie de Keizer ◽  
Martien A. Cohen Stuart ◽  
J. Mieke Kleijn
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Charge Regulation ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Brushes

Effect of Salt Concentration on the pH Responses of Strong and Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes

Langmuir ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (27) ◽  
pp. 6838-6845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Ran Kou ◽  
Guangming Liu
Keyword(s):  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Brushes

Interaction Forces between Microsized Silica Particles and Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes at Varying pH and Salt Concentration

Langmuir ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 6400-6410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Drechsler ◽  
Alla Synytska ◽  
Petra Uhlmann ◽  
Mahdy M. Elmahdy ◽  
Manfred Stamm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Silica Particles ◽  
Interaction Forces ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Brushes

scholarly journals Hysteretic Swelling/Deswelling of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Bilayer Films in Response to Changes in pH and Salt Concentration

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 812
Author(s):  
Nisha Hollingsworth ◽  
Ronald G. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Acrylic Acid ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalance ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Ethylene Imine ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Brushes ◽  
Bilayer Films ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
Poly Acrylic Acid

Abstract We use a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) to investigate the swelling/de-swelling and hysteresis in brushes of weakly ionizable polyanion poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) brushes and bilayers containing a PAA brush and a poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) overlayer [...]

Influence of charge sequence on the adsorption of polyelectrolytes to oppositely-charged polyelectrolyte brushes

Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (27) ◽  
pp. 5431-5442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaidyanathan Sethuraman ◽  
Michael McGovern ◽  
David C. Morse ◽  
Kevin D. Dorfman
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Brushes ◽  
Low Salt ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Oppositely Charged ◽  
Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics

The influence of backbone charge sequence in oppositely charged polyelectrolyte brushes upon their adsorption efficacy is reported at low salt concentration using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations.

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