The scaling analysis of the equilibrium behaviour of polyelectrolyte brushes immersed in water‐salt solution is presented. The effect of polyvalent salt ions is investigated for the brushes with quenched and annealed charges. The nontrivial dependence of brush thickness on the ionic strength is predicted and discussed.
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