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are barely sufficient to hold the polyelectrolyte complex together. If the interaction of the<br />

polymer/polymer ion is not strong enough, the polymer chains are sufficiently extrinsically<br />

compensated by salt counterions, resulting in an ina<strong>de</strong>quate intrinsic interaction to form and<br />

build polyelectrolyte multilayers. When salt ions swell the polyelectrolyte at the surface, some<br />

additional polymer adds to the surface of the multilayer due to the concentrated charges in that<br />

area. Thus, the surface charge of the multilayer becomes overcompensated and the sign of the<br />

surface charge reverses. Consequently, this causes an inversion of the population of surface<br />

counterions from anions to cations or vice-versa. This step allows the oppositely charged<br />

polymer to <strong>de</strong>posit on the surface. Figure 2-44 represents two oppositely charged<br />

polyelectrolytes when extrinsic compensation occurs by addition of salt. It shows swelling of the<br />

multilayer due to the ad<strong>de</strong>d ions.<br />

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Figure 2-44. Deplacement of polyelectrolyte ions with salt counter-ions<br />

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