Neutron reflectivity as a tool to understand polyelectrolyte brushes

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-89

  Kilbey, S Michael ^a,b   Ankner, John F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutron reflectivity; Polyelectrolyte brushes; Polyelectrolytes; Scattering; Structure

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED; CHAIN STRETCHING; CHARGE STATE; COMPLEX CONNECTIONS; MODEL SYSTEM; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; NEUTRON REFLECTIVITY; POLYELECTROLYTE BRUSHES;

NEUTRONS; REFLECTION; SCATTERING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

POLYELECTROLYTES;

COUNTERION; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYELECTROLYTE BRUSH; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID; POLYSTYRENE; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ACID BASE BALANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; DISSOCIATION; ENTROPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTRON; NEUTRON REFLECTIVITY; PH; POLYMER PRODUCTION; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SULFONATION; THICKNESS;

EID: 84858280748     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2011.08.007     Document Type: Review

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