Restricted swelling and its orientation effect on copolymer micellar solutions of hexagonal-packed cylinders under steady shear flow
We investigate the structure of polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid, sodium salt) copolymer in aqueous solutions. We offer detailed characterization of the micellar solutions by scattering techniques and show that they form hexagonal-packed cylinders. The micelles follow the swelling law expected for cy...
Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 24(2008), 6 vom: 18. März, Seite 2318-25 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Acrylic Resins Micelles Polystyrenes Solutions Water 059QF0KO0R carbopol 940 4Q93RCW27E |
Zusammenfassung: | We investigate the structure of polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid, sodium salt) copolymer in aqueous solutions. We offer detailed characterization of the micellar solutions by scattering techniques and show that they form hexagonal-packed cylinders. The micelles follow the swelling law expected for cylinders, upon addition of water, down to a concentration threshold below which the distance cylinder-cylinder remains constant. The results suggest that the cylinders are aggregated. It is proposed that this micellar association is the cause of the unusual orientation of the cylinders in a steady shear flow field, where the cylinder axis is found to be parallel to the velocity gradient |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 14.05.2008 Date Revised 24.11.2016 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1520-5827 |
DOI: | 10.1021/la703764e |