Interactions between colloidal particles induced by polymer brushes grafted onto the substrate

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dc.creatorChen, Kang
dc.creatorMa, Yu-qiang
dc.date2006-10-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:27:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:27:35Z
dc.descriptionWe investigate the interaction energy between two colloidal particles on or immersed in nonadsorbing polymer brushes grafted onto the substrate as a function of the separation of the particles by use of self-consistent field theory calculation. Depending on the colloidal size and the penetration depth, we demonstrate an existence of repulsive energy barrier of several $k_{B}T$, which can be interpreted by separating the interaction energy into three parts: colloids-polymer interfacial energy, entropic contribution due to ``depletion zone" overlap of colloidal particles, and entropically elastic energy of grafted chains by compression of particles. The existence of repulsive barrier which is of entirely entropic origin, can lead to kinetic stabilization of the mixture rather than depletion flocculation or phase separation. Therefore, the present result may suggest an approach to control the self-assembling behavior of colloids for the formation of target structures, by tuning the colloidal interaction on the grafting substrate under appropriate selection of colloidal size, effective gravity (influencing the penetration depth), and brush coverage density.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610513
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610513
dc.identifierJ. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 17617-17622
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/117428
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleInteractions between colloidal particles induced by polymer brushes grafted onto the substrate
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