The effect of electrolyte on the colloidal properties of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate) microgel latexes |
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Authors: | Liusheng Zha Jianhua Hu Changchun Wang Shoukuan Fu Meifang Luo |
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Institution: | Department of Macromolecular Science of Fudan University, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200433, China, The Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China,
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Abstract: | Monodisperse cationic thermosensitive latex microgels prepared by radical-initiated precipitation copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), methylenebisacrylamide, and dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate (DMAEMA) have been reported (Zha LS, Hu JH, Wang CC, Fu SK, Elaissari A, Zhang Y 2002 Colloid Polym Sci 280:1) and we suggested (Zhang Y, Zha LS, Fu SK J Appl Polym Sci) that the polyelectrolyte chains are rich in their expanded shell layers. The effect of a range of electrolytes on several colloidal properties of these cationic latexes (such as particle size, zeta potential and colloidal stability) has been investigated. The ability of the anions to induce the particle deswelling and flocculation is related to their position in the Hofmeister series. Owing to the DMAEMA-rich layer on the latex particles, the ionic-strength dependence of the particle hydrodynamic size and the zeta potential become more profound with increasing amount of DMAEMA incorporated into the microgel. It is suggested that the effect of electrolytes on the colloidal properties of the copolymer microgel latexes is attributed to the dehydration of the poly(NIPAM) segment and the screening of the electrostatic interaction between the charged DMAEMA units induced by electrolytes. |
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