Linear versus Exponential Growth of Weak Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: Correlation with Polyelectrolyte Complexes
Linear versus Exponential Growth of Weak Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: Correlation with Polyelectrolyte Complexes
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DOI:
10.1021/ma300157p
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发表时间:
2012-04
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5.5
通讯作者:
Li Xu;D. Pristinski;A. Zhuk;C. Stoddart;J. Ankner;S. Sukhishvili
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作者:
Li Xu;D. Pristinski;A. Zhuk;C. Stoddart;J. Ankner;S. Sukhishvili
We report on the correlation of polyelectrolyte chain dynamics in polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) with the deposition mode and chain mobility of polyelectrolytes (PEs) within layer-by-layer-assembled (LbL) films. The study was performed using two polyelectrolyte systems: poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)/poly(methacrylic acid) (PDMA/PMAA) and completely quaternized PDMA (Q100M)/PMAA. Hydrodynamic sizes of PDMA/PMAA and Q100M/PMAA complexes in solution were followed by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), while three different techniques were applied to probe the structure and dynamics of the same PE pairs within LbL films. Specifically, deposition of PEs at surfaces was monitored by phase-modulated ellipsometry, film internal structure—by neutron reflectometry (NR), and diffusion of assembled chains in the direction parallel to the substrate—by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). By applying these complementary techniques to PDMA/PMAA and Q100M/PMAA systems in solution and ...