Abstract
Standing room only: Dense polymer brushes can be prepared by adsorbing a diblock copolymer comprising a neutral block and a polyelectrolyte block to an oppositely charged polyelectrolyte brush (see picture). The density of the resulting neutral brush is determined by charge compensation, leading to brush densities well over 1 nm-2. The diblock copolymer can be desorbed by changing the solution conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5369-5371 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 29 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Jul 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Block copolymers
- Complex coacervation
- Polymer brushes
- Self-assembly