Adsorption of Novel Block Copolymers for Steric Stabilization and Flocculation of Colloidal Particles in Aqueous Environments
The adsorption of several homopolymer polypeptides on Al2O3 and SiO2 particles and surfaces was investigated to identify possible anchor and tail blocks for brush-forming block copolypeptides. Poly-L-(glutamic acid) (GLU) and poly-L-(aspartic acid) (ASP) were found to adsorb on positively charged a...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26029 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01242003-125157/ |