Adsorption of polymers on a fluctuating surface

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7 December 1994

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/9412038

Abstract

We study the adsorption of polymer chains on a fluctuating surface. Physical examples are provided by polymer adsorption at the rough interface between two non-miscible liquids, or on a membrane. In a mean-field approach, we find that the self--avoiding chains undergo an adsorption transition, accompanied by a stiffening of the fluctuating surface. In particular, adsorption of polymers on a membrane induces a surface tension and leads to a strong suppression of roughness.

Keywords

ADSORPTION OF POLYMER
FLUCTUATING SURFACE
MEMBRANE INDUCES
CHAINS UNDERGO
POLYMER CHAINS
ROUGHNESS
TENSION

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Version 1, 1994-12-07, ArXiv
Published version: Europhysics Letters, 29 (4), 303.

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