In: Polyelectrolytes ISBN: 978 - 1 - 63485 - 836 - 6
Editor: Philip Guerrero © 2016 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Chapter 2
ADSORPTION OF POLYELECTROLYTES
ONTO CHARGED SURFACES
Sara Llamas1,, Laura Fernández-Peña^2 ,
Ana Mateos-Maroto^2 , Lionel Perrin^2 , Andrew Akanno^2 ,
Francisco Ortega^2 , Ramón G. Rubio2,3,
and Eduardo Guzmán2,*
(^1) Istituto per l’Energetica e le Interfasi-U.O.S. Genova,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Genova, Italy
(^2) Departamento de Química Física I-Facultad de Químicas,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
(^3) Instituto Pluridisciplinar Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
Madrid, Spain
ABSTRACT
The adsorption of polyelectrolytes onto charged surfaces plays a
central role in many technological areas, including: modification of
adhesion and wetting, increase of lubrication and friction reduction. The
careful control of the processes involved in the polyelectrolyte adsorption
onto solid surfaces is essential for the development of applications in
several fields: cosmetic, drug delivery, biomaterials and oil recovery. (^) Corresponding author: Sara Llamas. E-mail: [email protected] and eduardogs@quim.
ucm.es.