Influence of the molecular architecture on the adsorption onto solid surfaces: comb-like polymers

Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: An Overview on Fabrication, Properties, and Biomedical and Environmental Applications

“…In the case of weak PEs, such as PAA or PAH, small variations in pH cause modifications in the charge density (the ionization degree of the functional groups), leading to the modifications in the PEs conformation, in the thickness of the adsorbed polyelectrolytic films, in the swelling capacity of the multilayer, and its subsequent interactions with other compounds [ 47 ]. As reported by Guzman et al [ 48 ], the pH mainly influenced the deposition of weak PEs, such as PAA, which diffused better in the neighboring layers at low values of pH, leading to the adsorption of a thicker layer. At high values of pH, the diffusion of PAA into the opposite-charged layers is inhibited.…”

Counting charges on membrane-bound peptides

“…Studies that employ both acoustic and optical sensing techniques find similarly high water contents for amino acids or amino acid-rich polymers adsorbed to surfaces. 82 , 83 The large number of coupled water molecules associated with the highly charged Arg 8 is likely a consequence of solvation effects which help to stabilize Arg–Arg pairs at the interface. 84 …”

Associative properties of poly(ethylene glycol)–poly(vinyl acetate) comb-like graft copolymers in water

“…[8][9][10] Amphiphilic non-linear graft copolymers with chemically different backbone and side chains are attractive candidates for several applications, for example in drug delivery, food systems, and other technological applications. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Their specific architecture is known to determine fundamentally different topology, properties, and solution behaviour with respect to linear block copolymers. 18 Amphiphilic graft copolymers have been investigated less extensively than their linear counterparts, due to the only recent development of controlled polymerization methods such as controlled/living radical polymerization, "grafting to" and "grafting from" techniques.…”