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succee<strong>de</strong>d in creating thin films with unique and quite useful properties by using weak<br />

polyelectrolytes and tuning charge <strong>de</strong>nsities by simple changes in solution pH. It was noted by<br />

Cheung and Rubner(Cheung, et al., 1997) that un<strong>de</strong>r different pH environments, a weak<br />

polyelectrolyte becomes less ionized and so a pH-sensitive trigger can be used to release the<br />

charged molecules.<br />

2.4.1.1.1 Charged Polymer Adsorption<br />

In this section, the physical aspects of polymer adsorption are focused. From an architectural<br />

point of view, polymers can be divi<strong>de</strong>d into linear homopolymers, branched homopolymers,<br />

disor<strong>de</strong>red linear heteropolymers, charged polymers or polyelectrolytes, and heteropolymers<br />

composed of a backbone and si<strong>de</strong>-chains of different chemical nature (Figure 2-34).<br />

a)<br />

b)<br />

c)<br />

d)<br />

Figure 2-34. Schematic view of different polymer types: (a) linear homopolymers that are<br />

the main subject of this review, (b) branched polymers, (c) charged polymers or polyelectrolytes<br />

(PEs), and (d) a disor<strong>de</strong>red copolymer with no specific or<strong>de</strong>r of the different monomers.<br />

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