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Bending Moduli of Charged Membranes Immersed in Polyelectrolyte Solutions
Adi Shafir, David Andelman
We study the contribution of polyelectrolytes in solution to the bending moduli of charged membranes. Using the Helfrich free energy, and within the mean-field theory, we calculate…
Phase Behavior of Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Complexes at Planar Surfaces
Adi Shafir, David Andelman
We investigate theoretically the phase diagram of an insoluble charged surfactant monolayer in contact with a semi-dilute polyelectrolyte solution (of opposite charge). The polyele…
Polyelectrolyte multilayer formation: electrostatics and short-range interactions
Adi Shafir, David Andelman
We investigate the phenomenon of multilayer formation via layer-by-layer deposition of alternating charge polyelectrolytes. Using mean-field theory, we find that a strong short-ran…
Polyelectrolytes Adsorption: Chemical and Electrostatic Interactions
Adi Shafir, David Andelman
Mean-field theory is used to model polyelectrolyte adsorption and the possibility of overcompensation of charged surfaces. For charged surfaces that are also chemically attractive,…
Adsorption and Depletion of Polyelectrolytes from Charged Surfaces
A. Shafir, D. Andelman, R. R. Netz
Mean-field theory and scaling arguments are presented to model polyelectrolyte adsorption from semi-dilute solutions onto charged surfaces. Using numerical solutions of the mean-fi…