聚电解质复合物研究进展

本文介绍了聚电解质复合物的制备及研究方法，对影响聚电解质复合物形成及其结构的因素进行了阐述，简要介绍了其性能并对其应用前景作了展望。     

水溶性聚电解质—表面活性剂复合物的聚集行为

聚电解质在溶液中与相反电荷的表面活性剂通过解电作用与疏水作用可形成聚电解质－表面活性剂复合物，依据反应条件生成的复事物可以是水溶性也可以是非水溶性的。水溶性的聚电解质－表面活性剂复合物由于有许多工业应用，因此近几十上来水溶性聚电解质－表面活性剂复合物的形成和结构已爱到人们的广泛重视。本文对水溶性聚电解质－表面活性剂复合物的聚集过程、聚集结构作了简要概述，此外对荧光光谱在这一领域的应用进行了重点介绍     

聚电解质渗透汽化膜

介绍了聚电解质渗透汽化膜的研究进展，包括聚电解质以及聚电解质复合物的定义、特点、制备、着重介绍了近年来开发的一些重要的聚电解质渗透汽化膜的制备方法及其分离性能。     

壳聚糖基聚电解质复合物在生物医学领域的应用

近年来,国内外对壳聚糖在生物医学领域的应用研究十分活跃。壳聚糖在低pH时带正电荷,在溶液中可与带负电荷的聚离子形成聚电解质复合物。壳聚糖基聚电解质复合物除了具有壳聚糖的生物相容性,还表现出良好的物理化学性质,在药物控制释放体系、蛋白质分离、生物酶以及细胞固定化等领域具有广泛应用。本文重点介绍壳聚糖与几种天然的或合成的聚阴离子形成的聚电解质复合物及其在生物医学领域的应用。     

壳聚糖的改性及其应用

简要评述了近年来壳聚糖的改性和应用,介绍了接枝共聚、共混及形成聚电解质复合物等改性,以及作为生物医用材料应用方面的研究进展。     

聚电解质复合物在表面活性剂水溶液中的溶解机理

聚电解质复合物 ( PEC)因其独特的物理化学性质而受到广泛关注 .对其研究主要集中在其结构及形成的影响因素 ,如聚电解质的分子量 [1,2 ] 、电荷密度、电荷强弱 [1,2 ] 及溶液离子强度 [3,4 ] ,而很少有关于聚电解质复合物溶解性的报道 [5,6 ] .一般认为组成 PEC的聚正离子 ( PC)和聚负离子 ( PA)之间 ,通过离子键形成网状交联结构而不溶于水及有机溶剂 .只有一种特殊的溶剂体系屏蔽溶剂可溶解此类复合物[7,8] .本文报道一类新的聚电解质复合物 :以二苯胺重氮树脂 DR为聚正离子 ,苯乙烯 -马来酸酐碱性水解物 ( PSMNa)为聚负离子的 P…     

重氮树脂—聚磷酸复合物

带有相反电荷 (通常在侧链 )的聚电解质 ,通过静电相互作用形成的复合物 ,称聚电解质复合物 (ＰＥＣ) .ＰＥＣ已有很多研究[1～ 3] ,也有一些应用的报道[4,5] .重氮树脂 (ＤＲ) ,一种由二苯胺 4 重氮盐与多聚甲醛在浓硫酸中缩合得到的缩聚物[6] ,因侧链带重氮基 ,所以是正离子聚电解质 .它能与各种负离子聚电解质生成感光性的ＰＥＣ ,并可用作光成像体系的感光剂[7,8] .ＤＲ与聚磷酸 (ＰＰＡ)生成重氮基为正离子 ,磷酸基为负离子的复合物 ,这种复合物文献上未有过报道 .本文初步研究了这种复合物的制备与性质 .1　重氮树脂 聚磷酸复合物 (…     

大离子诱导聚电解质/表面活性剂复合物的解离

采用分子动力学模拟方法研究了大离子与聚电解质/表面活性剂复合物的相互作用, 考察了大离子的电性、直径、表面电荷、浓度等对其与复合物相互作用的影响. 结果表明, 与聚电解质所带电性相同的大离子对复合物作用不明显, 只有当大离子所带电荷较多时, 才会引导少量表面活性剂从复合物中脱离. 当大离子所带电荷与聚电解质所带电荷电性相反时, 大离子的加入会诱导复合物的解离, 表面活性剂从复合物中释放出来, 甚至导致聚电解质/表面活性剂复合物的完全解离, 从而形成聚电解质/大离子复合物; 大离子所带电荷越多, 诱导作用越明显. 大离子的直径及浓度对其与复合物之间的作用也有很大的影响, 对于所带电荷数相同的大离子而言, 直径越小, 其与复合物的作用越显著, 越容易引导表面活性剂从复合物中解离, 若大离子的表面电荷密度相同, 大离子直径越小, 反而与复合物的作用越弱; 大离子浓度越高, 越易引起复合物的解离, 复合物中聚电解质链上结合的大离子数增多直至饱和, 相应的会出现电荷反转现象.     

脱乙酰壳多糖-羧甲基纤维素聚电解质复合物的合成和药物控制释放研究

本文研究合成条件对脱乙酰壳多糖－羧甲基纤维素聚电解质复合物的组成、结构及药物控制释放性能的影响。结果表明，反应介质的ｐＨ值对生成的脱乙酰壳多糖－羧甲基纤维素聚电解质复合物的组成和结构的影响最大，在ｐＨ值５．５合成的脱乙酰壳多糖－羧甲基纤维素聚电解质复合物具有较好的药物控释性能。     

酚醛型重氮树脂复合物及自组装超薄膜的制备与应用

不同的高分子链之间可通过次价键而聚集,形成高分子复合物(polymer-polymer omplex).其中,研究最为深入的是基于库仑力的聚电解质复合物(polyelectrolyer complex,PEC)近年来一种继L-B膜技术之后,被称为"层-层”自组装(1ayer-by-layer self-assembly)的技术受到了越来越多的关注自组装技术所组装的分子大多是聚电解质,通常是将带不同电荷的聚电解质分子在水溶剂中交替地组装到片基上,实际上就是在固液界面一层一层地形成聚电解质复合物通过其它弱相互作用如氢键、电荷转移等高分子的自组装基本类似.因此可以说,对高分子自组装的研究基本上是对高分子复合物研究的延伸本论文对重氮树脂-酚醛树脂的感光性复合物以及基于重氮树脂的"层-层”自组装多层膜进行了研究,主要结果如下: 2001年6月通过博士论文答辩     

Polyelectrolyte complexes of soluble poly-2-[(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride and its hydrogels with poly(acrylic acid)

The complex formation of poly-2-[(methacryloyloxy)-ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride (PMADQUAT) with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) of different molecular weights has been studied in aqueous solutions by potentiometric, viscometric, turbidimetric and FTIR spectroscopic methods. The formation of insoluble non-stoichiometric polyelectrolyte complexes has been shown. The stability of polyelectrolyte complexes in solutions of different pH and ionic strength has been evaluated. The formation of polyelectrolyte complexes between hydrogels of PMADQUAT and linear PAA of different molecular weights has been studied. It was shown that the molecular weight of PAA considerably affects the kinetics of interaction as well as the final state of gel-polymer complex.     

Simulations and scattering functions of polyelectrolyte–macroion complexes

Using Monte Carlo simulations of complex formation between a polyelectrolyte chain and an oppositely charged macroion, we calculated the scattering function of the polyelectrolyte chain. We investigated the case of the isolated polyelectrolyte chain and studied the effect and influence of key parameters such as the ionic concentration of the solution, polyelectrolyte length and intrinsic rigidity on the scattering function. Then, we focused on the polyelectrolyte–macroion complex by calculating the structure factor S(q) of the adsorbed polyelectrolyte chain. Typical conformations ranging from coils, extended chains to solenoids are revealed and the corresponding S(q) analysed. The effects of ionic concentration, chain length and intrinsic rigidity and relative size ratio between the polyelectrolyte and the macroion are investigated. Important effects on the structure factor of the adsorbed polyelectrolyte are observed when the macroion is partially or totally wrapped by the polyelectrolyte. Distance correlations between the polyelectrolyte monomer positions at the surface of the macroion induce the formation of peaks in the fractal regime of S(q). For semiflexible chains, when solenoid conformations are observed, the position of the peaks in the fractal regime corresponds directly to the separation distance between the turns. The formation of a protruding tail in solution is also observed through the formation in the fractal regime of a linear domain.This revised version was published online in November 2004 with corrections to the authors.     

Preparation and properties of nanosized fluorescent solid films based on a polyelectrolyte-surfactant complex with organic dyes

A procedure for preparing an organosoluble stoichiometric complex based on a cationic polyelectrolyte and an anionic surfactant is described. A method is proposed for forming monolayers at the water-air interface, along with conditions for preparing fluorescent nanosized solid films based on polyelectrolyte complex and organic dyes using the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method. The spectral and luminescent properties of the obtained films are investigated. It is established from the absorption and fluorescence spectra of LB films that electrostatic interaction between the molecules of polyelectrolyte complex and oxazine dyes results in dimer formation.     

Layer-by-Layer electrostatic self-assembly of polyelectrolyte nanoshells on individual carbon nanotube templates

Carbon nanotubes have been featured prominently in the nanotechnology research for some time, yet robust strategies for noncovalent chemical modification of the nanotube surface are still missing. Such strategies are essential for the creation of functional device architectures. Here, we present a new general procedure for carbon nanotube modification based on polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer assembly. We have built multilayer structures around individual carbon nanotube bridges by first modifying the nanotube surface with a pyrene derivative followed by layer-by-layer deposition of polyelectrolyte macroions on the nanotube. Transmission electron microscopy and scanning confocal fluorescence microscopy images confirm the formation of nanometer-thick amorphous polymer nanoshells around the nanotubes. These multilayer polyelectrolyte shells on individual carbon nanotubes introduce nearly unlimited opportunities for the incorporation of various functionalities into nanotube devices, which, in turn, opens up the possibility of building more complex multicomponent structures.     

Nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complex of carboxymethylcellulose and N‐methylated poly(2‐vinylpyridine): Formation of a gel‐like structure

The formation of polyelectrolyte complexes between carboxymethylcellulose and N‐methylated poly(2‐vinylpyridine), at a nonstoichiometric mixing ratio, was studied. Various methods, such as viscometry, turbidimetry, electrophoresis, and optical spectroscopy, were used to investigate the complexes with respect to their composition, structure, and stability in aqueous systems of different ionic strengths. A gel‐like structure was proposed for the nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complexes. Two steps of complex formation—ionic bond formation followed by its rearrangement—were identified. The conformational change of the polyelectrolyte chains in the complexes, responsible for the slower and latter step, was followed by viscometry, and the results were interpreted on the basis of a model proposed for the kinetics of swelling of hydrogels. A similarity was found between the kinetics of diffusion of polymer segments responsible for the swelling of a macrogel of a nonionic polymer and the rearrangement of ionic bonds leading to the formation of a nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complex el. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 2288–2295, 2003     

Cylindrical cell model for the electrostatic free energy of polyelectrolyte complexes

Associative phase separation (complex coacervation) in a mixture of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes can lead to different types of (inter-)polyelectrolyte complexes (soluble micelles, macroscopic precipitation). In a previous report [Langmuir 2004, 20, 2785-2791], we presented a model for the electrostatic free energy change when (weakly charged) polyelectrolyte forms a homogeneous complex phase. The influence of ionization of the polymer on the electrostatic free energy of the complex was incorporated but the influence of complex density neglected. In the present effort, cylindrical cells are assumed around each polyelectrolyte chain in the complex, and on the basis of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation, the electrostatic free energy is calculated as a function of the complex density. After combination with Flory-Huggins mixing free energy terms and minimization of the total free energy, the equilibrium complex density is obtained, for a given ratio of polycations to polyanions in the complex. The analysis is used in an example calculation ofpolyelectrolyte film formation by alternatingly applying a polycation and a polyanion solution. The calculation suggests that the often observed exponential growth of a polyelectrolyte film when the polymer is weakly charged has a thermodynamic origin: the polyelectrolyte complex shifts repeatedly between two equilibrium states of different densities and compositions. However, when the polyelectrolytes are strongly charged the difference in the compositions between the two equilibrium states is very small, and exponential growth by an absorption mechanism is no longer possible.     

Intergel interpolyelectrolyte reaction and synthesis of hybdrid composites based on charged microgels and inorganic nanocrystals

We have studied the interaction between oppositely charged microparticles of polyelectrolyte hydrogels whose low-molecular-mass counterions form insoluble compounds. The intergel polyelectrolyte reaction of such polymers leads to formation of a crystalline compound in the microgel mixture phase. The asprepared samples are composites containing, along with unreacted microgel regions, the interpolyelectrolyte complex comprising the intercrystalline low-molecular-mass compound. It has been shown that both unreacted microgel regions and insoluble compound incorporated into the intergel complex can be involved in chemical modification.     

Direct determination of the thermodynamics of polyelectrolyte complexation and implications thereof for electrostatic layer-by-layer assembly of multilayer films

Interpolyelectrolyte complex (IPEC) formation between poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) and poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) has been studied over a range of ionic strengths by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), turbidity titration, and electrostatic layer-by-layer assembly (ELBL). The results indicate that IPEC formation of PSS/PAH in aqueous solution is predominantly entropy-driven. The thermodynamic parameters suggest the formation of different types of complexes and aggregates due to salt-induced conformational changes in the polyelectrolyte conformation. Differences in polyelectrolyte behavior in the different salt-concentration regimes are described in terms of changes in the Debye screening length of the polyelectrolytes. The relationship of the results to the effect of salt concentration on the assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer films (PEMs) is discussed.     

Light scattering studies on polyelectrolyte complexes

The Coulomb interaction between oppositely charged polyelectrolytes leads to spontaneous formation of interpolymer complexes. Such complexes are of high practical relevance, but also interesting objects of fundamental research. The level of aggregation depends on the nature of the components as well as on the medium and external conditions of the polyelectrolyte complex formation. An appropriate combination of methods provides detailed information on the stoichiometry and structure of such systems. Especially, light scattering techniques proved to be a powerful tool in studying the structure and behavior of the complexes in solution. Selected examples will demonstrate the efficiency of such investigations.