Adsorption of Spherical Polyelectrolyte Brushes : from Interactions to Surface Patterning

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Hanske, Christoph ; Erath, Johann ; Kühr, Christin ; Trebbin, Martin ; Schneider, Christian ; Wittemann, Alexander ; Fery, Andreas:
Adsorption of Spherical Polyelectrolyte Brushes : from Interactions to Surface Patterning.
In: Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie : International Journal of Research in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics. Vol. 226 (2012) Issue 7-8 . - pp. 569-584.
ISSN 0942-9352
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1524/zpch.2012.0265

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Adsorption of colloidal particles constitutes an attractive route to tailor the properties of surfaces. However, for efficient material design full control over the particle-substrate interactions is required. We investigate the interaction of spherical polyelectrolyte brushes (SPB) with charged substrates based on adsorption studies and atomic force spectroscopy. The brush layer grafted from the colloidal particles allows a precise adjustment of their adsorption behavior by varying the concentration of added salt. We find a pronounced selectivity between oppositely and like-charged surfaces for ionic strengths up to 10 mM. Near the transition from the osmotic to the salted brush regime at approximately 100 mM attractive secondary interactions become dominant. In this regime SPB adsorb even to like-charged surfaces. To determine the adhesion energy of SPB on charged surfaces directly, we synthesize micrometer-sized SPB. These particles are used in colloidal probe AFM studies. Measurements on oppositely charged surfaces show high forces of adhesion for low ionic strengths that can be attributed to an entropy gain by counterion release. Transferring our observations to charge patterned substrates, we are able to direct the deposition of SPB into two-dimensional arrays. Considering that numerous chemical modifications have been reported for SPB, our studies could open exiting avenues for the production of functional materials with a hierarchical internal organization.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors > Chair Physical Chemistry II - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Fery Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Physical Chemistry II Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 500 Natural sciences 500 Science > 530 Physics 500 Science > 540 Chemistry
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2014 09:29
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2022 13:32
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/3952