Weak polyacid brushes [Elektronische Ressource] : synthesis, swelling behavior, complex formation and micropatterning / vorgelegt von Rupert Konradi

Weak Polyacid Brushes:Synthesis,Swelling Behavior,Complex Formation andMicropatterningDissertationzur Erlangung des DoktorgradesDoktor der Naturwissenschaftender Fakultat¨ fur¨ Angewandte Wissenschaften derAlbert-Ludwigs-Universit¨at Freiburg im Breisgauvorgelegt vonDiplom-ChemikerRupert Konradigeboren in HeidelbergFreiburg i. Br. 2005Dekan: Prof. Dr. Jan G. Korvink1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Ju¨rgen Ruh¨ e (Freiburg)2. Berich Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Knoll (Mainz)Datum der mund¨ lichen Prufu¨ ng: 11. 03. 2005The present work was carried out at the Institute for Microsystem Technol-ogy (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, Germany, at the department “Chem-istry and Physics of Interfaces”, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ju¨rgenRuh¨ e.Fur¨ HeidiContents1 Background 11.1 Polyelectrolytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.1.1 General introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.1.2 Theoretical description of PEL solutions . . . . . . . . 41.1.3 Research and applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.2 Polyelectrolytes at interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.3 Polymer brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.3.1 End-grafted polymer chains - an introduction . . . . . 141.3.2 Scaling of polymer brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161.3.3 Simulation of polyelectrolyte brushes . . . . . . . . . . 331.3.4 Research and applications of polymer brushes . . . . .