Self-organization of grafted polyelectrolyte layers via the coupling of chemical equilibrium and physical interactions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5300-5305

  Tagliazucchi, Mario ^a   De La Cruz, Mónica Olvera ^b,c   Szleifer, Igal ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Charge regulation; Local pH; Responsive surfaces

Indexed keywords

POLYELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; ELECTRICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 77950447615     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0913340107     Document Type: Article

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