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Effect of partial quaternization on the aqueous solution properties of tertiary amine-based polymeric surfactants: Unexpected separation of surface activity and cloud point behavior

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posted on 2023-06-07, 22:58 authored by M Vamvakaki, G F Unali, V Butun, S Boucher, K L Robinson, N C Billingham, S P Armes
Low degrees of Me iodide quaternization eliminates the LCST behavior of 2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate-2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate diblock copolymers (DMA-DEA) and significantly extends the pH (and temp.) range for colloidally stable micelles. Similar results were previously reported for fully quaternized DMA-DEA diblock copolymers, but these latter materials are poor surfactants since unfavorable electrostatic interactions lead to poor packing efficiencies at the air-water interface. In contrast, in the present study lightly quaternized diblock copolymers exhibit similar surface activities to the un-quaternized diblock copolymer precursor; thus, judicious control of the degree of quaternization unexpectedly allows fine-tuning and optimization of the aq. soln. properties of these new cationic polymeric surfactants. on SciFinder (R)

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  • Published

Journal

Macromolecules

Issue

20

Volume

34

Page range

6839-6841

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  • Chemistry Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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