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A review of recent applications of Anomalous Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (ASAXS) to charged soft matter systems is presented. Although the potential of ASAXS was realized in the eighties [1], applications to soft matter systems became feasible in recent years thanks to the technical developments at the synchrotron sources. Examples include both stiff chain and flexible polyelectrolytes, colloidal brush-like polyelectrolytes, DNA, RNA, and polysaccharides where the counterion profile could be determined with high precision and compared with theoretical models. In addition, ASAXS has also been found useful for microstructure characterization in soft materials. Finally, the present capability for ASAXS studies is illustrated by an example involving a surfactant micellar system.
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Sztucki, M., Di Cola, E. & Narayanan, T. Anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering from charged soft matter. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 208, 319–331 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2012-01627-x
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