Simulation of weak polyelectrolyte brushes: the effects of ionizable monomer fraction and monovalent salt

Soft Matter 2026 Open access

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Authors: Xin Yuan, Shahryar Ramezani Bajgiran, Rahatun Akter, Amanda B. Marciel, Jeremy C. Palmer
DOI: 10.1039/d5sm00999e
Cited by: 1
References: 73

Abstract

and pH and are found to be generally smaller in magnitude than predicted. Nonetheless, we demonstrate that the expected scaling behavior can be approximately recovered under specific conditions. These results support the growing body of work elucidating the complex behaviors of stimuli-responsive polymer brushes and highlight outstanding challenges in reconciling findings from experimental, simulation, and theoretical studies.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions Hydrogels: synthesis properties applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Soft Matter
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
22
Issue
5
Pages
1240–1250
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN