Complexation and overcharging of polyelectrolyte stars and charged colloids
- Author(s)
- Ronald Blaak, Christos Likos
- Abstract
We examine the complexation behavior of polyelectrolyte stars on oppositely charged colloidal particles with similar sizes by means of computer simulations employing the molecular dynamics approach. In particular the overcharging phenomenon is considered and its dependence on the charge and functionality of the stars. The complexes thus formed are a realization of inverse patchy particles (Bianchi et al 2011 Soft Matter 7 8313) for which both the number of patches and the total charge can be tuned.
- Organisation(s)
- Computational and Soft Matter Physics
- Journal
- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Volume
- 24
- No. of pages
- 7
- ISSN
- 0953-8984
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/24/32/322101
- Publication date
- 2012
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103023 Polymer physics, 103036 Theoretical physics, 103015 Condensed matter, 103029 Statistical physics
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/4bb231d1-e5a5-4bcd-838a-00fef7994d42