Multivalent counterions diminish the lubricity of polyelectrolyte brushes

Yu, J.; Jackson, N. E.; Xu, X.; Morgenstern, Y.; Kaufman, Y.; Ruths, M.; de Pablo, J. J.; Tirrell, M.

doi:10.1126/science.aar5877

Multivalent counterions diminish the lubricity of polyelectrolyte brushes

Journal Article · Fri Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar5877· OSTI ID:1463685

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Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (United States)
Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion (Israel)

Polyelectrolyte brushes provide wear protection and lubrication in many technical, medical, physiological, and biological applications. Wear resistance and low friction are attributed to counterion osmotic pressure and the hydration layer surrounding the charged polymer segments. However, the presence of multivalent counterions in solution can strongly affect the interchain interactions and structural properties of brush layers. We evaluated the lubrication properties of polystyrene sulfonate brush layers sliding against each other in aqueous solutions containing increasing concentrations of counterions. The presence of multivalent ions (Y³⁺, Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺), even at minute concentrations, markedly increases the friction forces between brush layers owing to electrostatic bridging and brush collapse. Furthermore, our results suggest that the lubricating properties of polyelectrolyte brushes in multivalent solution are hindered relative to those in monovalent solution.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1463685

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6396 Vol. 360; ISSN 0036-8075

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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