Simulations on such charged dendrimer/linear PEL systems were made by Klos
and Sommer [58] based on one dendrimer binding at one charged chain, including
counterions, with temperature as the main simulation parameter. The results are
shown in Fig. 12. They found that the distribution of tail lengths of the adsorbed
chain depends on both temperature and length of the chain. Although for short
Fig. 12 Dendrimer/linear PEL/counterions conformations at the reduced temperatures t ¼ 0.05
(a, d), t ¼ 0.2 (b, e), and t ¼ 0.4 (c, f) for chain lengths of 10 (a–c) and 80 (d–f) beads,
respectively. The lines represent the dendrimer or linear polyelectrolyte; spheres represent the
counterions. (From [58] with kind permission of AIP)
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and Sommer [58] based on one dendrimer binding at one charged chain, including
counterions, with temperature as the main simulation parameter. The results are
shown in Fig. 12. They found that the distribution of tail lengths of the adsorbed
chain depends on both temperature and length of the chain. Although for short
Fig. 12 Dendrimer/linear PEL/counterions conformations at the reduced temperatures t ¼ 0.05
(a, d), t ¼ 0.2 (b, e), and t ¼ 0.4 (c, f) for chain lengths of 10 (a–c) and 80 (d–f) beads,
respectively. The lines represent the dendrimer or linear polyelectrolyte; spheres represent the
counterions. (From [58] with kind permission of AIP)
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M. M€ uller