Issue 39, 2014

Electrokinetics as an alternative to neutron reflectivity for evaluation of segment density distribution in PEO brushes

Abstract

Unravelling details of charge, structure and molecular interactions of functional polymer coatings defines an important analytical challenge that requires the extension of current methodologies. In this article we demonstrate how streaming current measurements interpreted with combined self consistent field (SCF) and soft surface electrokinetic theories allow the evaluation of the segment distribution within poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) brushes beyond the resolution limits of neutron reflectivity technique.

Graphical abstract: Electrokinetics as an alternative to neutron reflectivity for evaluation of segment density distribution in PEO brushes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Jun 2014
Accepted
11 Aug 2014
First published
11 Aug 2014

Soft Matter, 2014,10, 7804-7809

Electrokinetics as an alternative to neutron reflectivity for evaluation of segment density distribution in PEO brushes

R. Zimmermann, D. Romeis, I. Bihannic, M. Cohen Stuart, J. Sommer, C. Werner and J. F. L. Duval, Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 7804 DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01315H

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