Estudo do equilibrio de fases e de estruturas de complexos formados entre polietilenoiminas e dodecilsulfato / Phase equilibria and structural study of polyethyilenoimine and dodecylsulfate complexes

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Polyelectrolytes associate strongly with oppositely charged surfactants in water, being able to generate liquid crystalline phases with interesting supramolecular structures. The geometry of the liquid crystalline phase depends on parameters such as: concentration, surfactant/monomer ratio, polymer characteristics and presence of cosolvents. The objective of this work is to study the phase equilibria and the structural changes of liquid crystalline phases in binary systems which contain a complex polyethyleneimine dodecylsulfate - (PEI-DS) and water, analyzing the dependence of these phases on variables such as surfactant/monomer ratio, polymer molar mass and structure (branched or linear) and water content. Different polymers led to different phase behavior. While complex with PEI 2000 g. mol formed only lamellar phases the PEI 423 g. mol formed lamellar and hexagonal ones. The complex formed with surfactant/ monomer ratio of 0.75 was studied in the presence of water and cosolvents. The cosolvents were decanol and p-xylene and for both systems the hexagonal phase predominate. The counterion exchange from simple, Na+, to polymeric, PEI, produced differences on mesophases geometry and structural dimensions, both in binary and ternary systems.

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sodium dodecylsulfate dodecilsulfato de sodio lyotropic liquid crystals small-angle x-ray scattering phase equilibrium equilibrio de fase raios x - espalhamento a baixo angulo cristais liquidos lisotropico

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