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Calorimetric study on interaction of water-soluble copolymers with ionic surfactant
Hu Yan1, Hiroka Kawamitsu, Yoshinori Kushi
1Department of Materials Science and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, SanyoOnoda-shi, Yamaguchi 756-0884, Japan. yanhu@yamanashi.ac.jp
Abstract:
Using isothermal titration microcalorimetry (ITC), we examined the aggregation behavior of water-soluble copolymers, poly(methoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate-co-ethyl acrylate)s (PME-EA)s, with ionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). From ITC measurements the values of critical aggregation concentration (cac) and saturation concentration (C(2)), the concentration at which the aggregation of the copolymers starts to form and reaches saturation, respectively, were determined. Thermodynamic parameters such as DeltaG(0)(agg), DeltaH(agg), and TDeltaS(0)(agg) of the aggregation were deduced. Results indicate that cac of the PME-EA remained constant with increase in the concentration of the copolymers, while C(2) increased linearly. On the other hand, the effect of the weight ratio of the EA unit in the copolymer was such that cac of the PME400-EA decreased, while C(2) increased with increase in the weight ratio. The results suggested that the EA units are the main binding sites of the copolymer with SDS.
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