Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol.252, No.1, 119-125, 2002
Modified Henry function for the electrophoretic mobility of a charged spherical colloidal particle covered with an ion-penetrable uncharged polymer layer
An approximate expression is derived for the electrophoretic mobility of a spherical charged colloidal particle carrying low zeta potential covered with an ion-penetrable uncharged polymer layer in an electrolyte solution. This expression, which becomes Henry's mobility formula in the absence of the polymer layer, is a modification of Henry's mobility formula by taking into account the presence of the uncharged polymer layer.
Keywords:electrophoretic mobility;electrophoresis;colloidal particle;uncharged polymer layer;modified Henry's function