Effect of core hydrophobicity on the electrophoresis of pH-regulated soft particles

• Published in: Soft matter Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 374 - 384
• Main Authors: Bharti, Gopmandal, Partha P, Sinha, R. K, Ohshima, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Boundary conditions; Electric fields; Electrokinetics; Electrophoresis; Electrophoretic mobility; Electrostatic properties; Functional groups; Hydrophobicity; Particulate composites; pH effects

We propose a theoretical study on the electrophoresis of core-shell composite soft particles considering the effect of hydrodynamic slip length of the hydrophobic inner core. The surface of the inner core as well as the soft polymeric shell bear zwitterionic functional groups and the charged conditi...