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Molecular and Supramolecular Structures of Complexes Formed by Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Interactions: Effects of Charge Density and Compositions

  • Byoungsuhk Kim
  • , Motoki Ishizawa
  • , Jianping Gong
  • , Yoshihito Osada*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Hokkaido University

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Abstract

The process of complex formation and the structure of the complexes were studied for the surfactant binding of the N-alkylpyridinium chlorides (CnPyCl, n = 12, 16) to the sodium salt of poly(styrenesulfonate) (NaPS) and its copolymer with styrene. Both the NaPS and the amphiphilic copolymer form non-stoichiometric complexes with an excess of the cationic surfactants. The NaPS-complex with pronounced short-range (d1) and long-range (d2) orderings is insoluble, and the amphiphilic copolymer-complex is water-soluble when bound with extra charges. The mechanism of the complex formation was discussed in terms of the charge density and chemical composition of the polymers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)635-644
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume37
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999.03.1

Keywords

  • Amphiphilic copolymer
  • Cationic surfactant
  • Charge density
  • Complex formation
  • Molecular and supramolecular structure

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