| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 67, Number 5, September 2004
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 786 - 792 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2004-10121-x | |
| Published online | 01 August 2004 | |
Scaling in polyelectrolyte networks
1
MPI für Polymerforschung - Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
2
MPI für Physik komplexer Systeme - Nöthnitzerstr. 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany
Received:
13
April
2004
Accepted:
21
June
2004
Using scaling arguments, the equilibrium swelling behaviour of a
cross-linked polyelectrolyte gel has been investigated by means
of molecular-dynamics simulations of a coarse-grained model; a
bead-spring defect-free network with diamond-like topology was
considered at the θ-point and under good solvent
conditions, where the counterions were treated explicitly. A
multitude of systems covering the range between strongly and very
weakly charged gels with network chains bearing 
monomers each were examined for both solvent qualities. We
compare the resulting structures with mechanical theories
describing the swelling behaviour of such systems which, after
taking charge renormalization into account, can then be
successfully applied to our measured data.
PACS: 61.25.Hq – Macromolecular and polymer solutions; polymer melts; swelling / 36.20.Ey – Exotic atoms and molecules; macromolecules; clusters: Conformation (statistics and dynamics) / 87.15.Aa – Theory and modeling; computer simulation
© EDP Sciences, 2004
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