Abstract
Because polyelectrolytes are perhaps the least understood form of soft synthetic matter, polyelectrolyte brushes are important model systems for learning how chain stretching is controlled by conditions that set the charge state of the system, as well as interactions with biological and bio-inspired molecules. Motivated by this fact, we describe situations where the application of neutron reflectivity to the study of polyelectrolyte brushes is poised to deepen understanding of the complex connections between charge and nanostructure. This theme is especially pertinent because the nanoscale structure dictates interactions across interfaces.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 83-89 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
S.M. Kilbey acknowledges partial support from the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0840249 , as well as interactions enabled through the User Programs of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and the Spallation Neutron Source, both of which are sponsored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory by the Office of Science, Department of Energy , under contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 .
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences | |
| National Science Foundation | 0840249 |
| U.S. Department of Energy | |
| Office of Science | |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Keywords
- Neutron reflectivity
- Polyelectrolyte brushes
- Polyelectrolytes
- Scattering
- Structure