In many biological processes highly charged biopolymers are adsorbed onto oppositely charged surfaces of macroions and membranes. They form strongly correlated structures close to the surface which cannot be explained by the conventional Poisson-Boltzmann theory. In this work strong coupling theory is used to study the adsorption of highly charged Gaussian polyelectrolytes. Two cases of adsorptions are considered, when the Gaussian polyelectrolytes are confined (a) by one charged wall, and (b) between two charged walls. The effects of salt and the geometry of the polymers on their adsorption-depletion transitions in the strong coupling regime are discussed. (C) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC.
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Asia Pacific Ctr Theoret Phys, Pohang, Gyeongbuk Do, South Korea
Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Pohang, Gyeongbuk Do, South KoreaAsia Pacific Ctr Theoret Phys, Pohang, Gyeongbuk Do, South Korea
Jho, YongSeok
Brown, Frank L. H.
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Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Chem & Biochem, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USAAsia Pacific Ctr Theoret Phys, Pohang, Gyeongbuk Do, South Korea
Brown, Frank L. H.
Kim, MahnWon
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Korea Adv Inst Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Taejon 305701, South Korea
Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Mat Res Lab, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USAAsia Pacific Ctr Theoret Phys, Pohang, Gyeongbuk Do, South Korea
Kim, MahnWon
Pincus, Philip A.
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Korea Adv Inst Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Taejon 305701, South Korea
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