Probing of polyelectrolyte monolayers by zeta potential and wettability measurements
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2008
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Kolasinska, M.
Zembala, M.
Krasowska, M.
Warszynski, P.
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Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2008; 326(1):301-304
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Detection of the very first step of polyelectrolyte adsorption onto a solid support is of great importance for understanding mechanisms of solid surface modification. It was shown that streaming potential and contact angle measurements can be successfully used for polyelectrolyte (PE) adsorption characterization in a broad range of surface coverage. Cationic polyallylamine hydrochloride (PAH) was used for the formation of the layer. The electrokinetic characteristics of the substrate covered by the PAH layer were compared with contact angles measured under wet (captive air bubble/substrate in water) and dry (sessile water droplet/dried substrate) conditions. It has been demonstrated that contact angle values determined under both conditions are in good agreement. The observed rapid increase in the contact angle from zero for the bare mica surface to the value close to one characteristic of the PAH monolayer appears in the same PAH coverage range as zeta potential value changes due to adsorption. These results show that wettability can be as sensitive to the presence of small amounts of adsorbed species as electrokinetic measurements.
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Copyright 2008 Elsevier