INTERMOLECULAR AND INTRAMOLECULAR SOLUBILIZATION - COLLAPSE AND EXPANSION OF A POLYMER-CHAIN IN SURFACTANT SOLUTIONS
INTERMOLECULAR AND INTRAMOLECULAR SOLUBILIZATION - COLLAPSE AND EXPANSION OF A POLYMER-CHAIN IN SURFACTANT SOLUTIONS
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.65.657
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发表时间:
1990-07-30
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
BINKERT, T
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作者:
RICKA, J;MEEWES, M;BINKERT, T
Solubilization and conformational transitions of a polymer in dilute surfactant solutions are studied by dynamic light scattering. The polymer, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide), aggregates in aqueous solution when heated above 34 C. A small amount of surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate, prevents aggregation—intermolecular solubilization takes place. The polymer then forms a stable dispersion of isolated collapsed globules. A further increase of the surfactant concentration leads to an expansion from the globule to the coil state due to intramolecular solubilization.