EFFECT OF NEUTRAL POLYMERS ON ELECTROKINETIC POTENTIAL OF CELLS AND OTHER CHARGED-PARTICLES .2. MODEL FOR EFFECT OF ADSORBED POLYMER ON DIFFUSE DOUBLE-LAYER
EFFECT OF NEUTRAL POLYMERS ON ELECTROKINETIC POTENTIAL OF CELLS AND OTHER CHARGED-PARTICLES .2. MODEL FOR EFFECT OF ADSORBED POLYMER ON DIFFUSE DOUBLE-LAYER
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DOI:
10.1016/0021-9797(73)90414-1
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发表时间:
1973-01-01
影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
BROOKS, DE
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作者:
BROOKS, DE
A model is proposed for the zeta potential increase frequently observed when cells and other charged particles are suspended in neutral polymer solutions. Flory—Huggins theory is used to calculate the effect of adsorbed polymer on the chemical potential of counterions in the double layer adjacent to the particle surface. The Boltzmann equation is obtained modified by a polymer adsorption term. An expression for the potential distribution near the surface is derived. In the presence of adsorbed neutral polymer the double layer is predicted to expand due to generalized excluded volume effects. The surface potential, therefore, increases if the surface charge remains constant. An expression for the relative zeta potential in the presence of polymer is obtained as a function of (i) an adsorption term, proportional to the difference in polymer concentration between the surface and bulk phases, (ii) the depth of the adsorbed layer, (iii) the location of the shear plane, and (iv) the bulk ionic strength. So long as the shear plane is not shifted too far from the particle surface, the zeta potential is predicted to be increased in the presence of adsorbed neutral polymer.