Journal
LANGMUIR
Volume 25, Issue 11, Pages 6106-6112Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la900102r
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In this work, we present Monte Carlo simulations of mixtures containing negatively charged latex particles and positively charged dendrimers. We focus on the interaction between two latex particles as salt concentration, dendrimer dose, and generation number are varied. Interaction free energies and corresponding stability ratios are calculated. Minimal stability is found near the isoelectric point, i.e., where the amount of adsorbed dendrimer charge matches the charge of the latex particles. Away from the isoelectric point, the stability increases as the latex particles get more and more under- or overcompensated, an increase that is more steep on the overcompensated side. Increasing the dendrimer generation leads to a more patchy surface. This heterogeneity is particularly relevant close to the isoelectric point. Given the relative simplicity of the model, the simulation results are in surprisingly good agreement with the experimental data.
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