Geoghegan, M. (2017) The swelling of weak polyelectrolytes at low salt concentrations in dilute solution. Polymer, 112. pp. 414-417. ISSN 0032-3861
Abstract
The possibility of swelling of single polyelectrolyte chains in dilute aqueous solution by free ions in the presence of a small amount of salt is investigated using a mean-field approach. The swelling of chains by free ions is more likely for larger chains in solutions containing only a small amount of salt. The swollen chains are likely to retain a spherical structure.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Polyelectrolytes; Conformation; Mean-field theory |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/N02673X/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2017 16:56 |
Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2017 16:56 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.034 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.034 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112685 |