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    Adsorption of Low Charge Density Polyelectrolyte Containing Poly(ethylene oxide) Side Chains on Silica: Effects of Ionic Strength and pH

    Year: 2005

    Journal: Macromolecules 2005, 38, 6152-6160, 20100827

    Authors: Iruthayaraj J., Poptoshev E., Vareikis A., Makuška R., van der Wal A., Claesson P.M.

    Last authors: Per M. Claesson

    Organizations: Department of Chemistry, Surface Chemistry, Royal Institute of Technology, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Polymer Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania; and Lever Faberage Europe Global Technology Centre, Unilever R&D, PO Box 114, 3130 AC Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

    Country: The Netherlands

    Adsorption characteristics of a random copolymer of poly(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether methacrylate and methacryloxyethyl trimethylammonium chloride (PEOMEMA:METAC) on silica were studied using stagnation point adsorption reflectometry (SPAR), quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D), and contact angle techniques. The PEOMEMA:METAC copolymer used in this study is a low charge density polyelectrolyte, with 2% of the monomer units carrying permanent positive charges and 98% containing poly(ethylene oxide) side chains that are approximately 45 repeating units long. The surface excess was determined as a function of pH and concentration of indifferent electrolyte. It was found that the presence of a small amount of 1:1 electrolyte decreases the adsorbed amount significantly. Further, increasing the pH at a constant ionic strength, 10 mM, results in decreasing surface excess. It is suggested that the adsorption is realized via a combination of non-Coulomb interactions between the poly(ethylene oxide), PEO, grafts and protonated silanol groups at the silica-solution interface and an electrostatic interaction between the charged segments and the oppositely charged surface. Increasing pH and/or salt concentration results in progressive charging of the silica surface with the consequent decrease in affinity between silica and PEO, explaining the decrease in the adsorbed amount of the polymer.