Nanostructures of colloidal complexes formed in oppositely charged polyelectrolyte/surfactant dilute aqueous solutions |
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Authors: | S Trabelsi S Guillot H Ritacco F Boué D Langevin |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, Batiment 510, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France;(2) Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, CEA-CNRS, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | Small-angle neutron scattering measurements were performed on dilute solutions of carboxymethylcellulose/DTAB complexes in
water in order to determine their size, shape and internal structures. At low polymer content, the complexes are spherical,
rather monodisperse and probably made of polymer chains intercalated between surfactant micelles. Moreover, we show that these
micelles have a similar cubic arrangement than found in polymer/surfactant precipitates formed at higher surfactant concentrations.
At larger polymer content, in the semi-dilute polyelectrolyte regime, the complexes are larger, softer and polydisperse. However,
they possess a similar internal structure in both regimes. Carboxymethylcellulose/CTAB complexes are also large, soft and
polydisperse but do not seem to exhibit well-defined internal structures. |
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Keywords: | 61 12 Ex Neutron scattering (including small-angle scattering) 81 07 -b Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization 82 35 Rs Polyelectrolytes 82 70 Uv Surfactants micellar solutions vesicles lamellae amphiphilic systems (hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions) |
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