Long-ranged attractive forces induced by adsorbed dendrimers : direct force measurements and computer simulations.

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Popa, Ionel ; Trulsson, Martin ; Papastavrou, Georg ; Borkovec, Michal ; Jönsson, Bo:
Long-ranged attractive forces induced by adsorbed dendrimers : direct force measurements and computer simulations.
In: Langmuir. Vol. 25 (2009) Issue 21 . - pp. 12435-12438.
ISSN 1520-5827
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/la902617x

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Interaction forces between charged interfaces in the presence of oppositely charged dendrimers are studied by experiment and simulation. The experiments involve direct force measurements with an atomic force microscope (AFM) between two negatively charged colloidal particles in the presence of adsorbed, positively charged globular dendrimers. The simulations are carried out by treating the macroions explicitly, while the small salt ions are treated implicitly through the Debye-Huckel approximation. The system undergoes overcharging, and at the isoelectric point long-ranged attractive electrostatic forces are present. The range of the attraction is on the order of half the Debye length at high salt concentration, but it becomes smaller at low salt concentration. Away from the isoelectric point, repulsive electrostatic forces are observed due to diffuse layer overlap. A semiquantitative agreement between experiment and simulation is obtained, despite the fact that the simple theoretical model does not involve any adjustable parameters. This study provides for the first time detailed comparison between experimental and simulation data of interaction forces between colloidal particles in the presence of multivalent macroions and monovalent salt ions.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Institutions of the University:	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 > Chair Physical Chemistry II - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Fery Faculties 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 > Chair Physical Chemistry II Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors
Result of work at the UBT:	No
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 540 Chemistry
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2017 10:56
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2023 12:30
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/39567