Intermacromolecular Interaction Determines the Long-Ranged Force and Self-Assembly of Microgels at the Air/Water Interface
We experimentally investigate the contribution of the interchain interaction to the interfacial stress and self-assembly of microgels at the air/water interface. Our results suggest that the intercorona penetrations contribute to an entropy-driven long-ranged force. The structural parameter and binding energy between neighboring microgels are given by using the radial distribution function, which further clarifies the intercorona and intercore interactions during the 2D phase transition.
Authors
- Kaiming Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-1912)
- Hang Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6697-409X)
- Pui Wo Felix Yeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-5577)
- Cheng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1809-4354)
- To Ngai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-6878)
- Yuwei Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9849-1634)
- Li Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8718-0216)
- Wei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2859-4923)
- Zuwei Zhao
Institutions
- Jiangnan University (CN)
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (CN)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Macro Letters
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00111
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.81
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities