title: Volume exclusion effects in the ground-state dominance approximation for polyelectrolyte adsorption on charged interfaces.
abstract: We consider the problem of polyelectrolyte molecules adsorbing on oppositely charged interfaces. For sufficiently long chains, the ground-state dominance approximation can be used which results in a (semi-)analytical solution of the self-consistent field equations (aSCF). Whereas existing aSCF theory assumes a low polyelectrolyte density, here the required electrostatic corrections for a high polymer density are implemented. Adsorbed polymer excludes volume for the solvent and small ions, a volume effect that also leads to a reduced dielectric permittivity and a resulting polarization term in the exchange potential. Calculations show the influence of volume exclusion on the polymer density profile.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands. maarten.biesheuvel@wur.nl
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Biesheuvel
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D011108:Polymers
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