Soluble Intermacromolecular Complexes Formed between Carboxymethyl Cellulose and Water-soluble Polymer with Complementary Structure

Homogenous complexation of water-soluble polymers with chemically complementary structures in aqueous media has recently attracted great interest^[1]. It is known that such macromolecules in solution can interact with each other, resulting in excluded volumes and ordered structures through the formation of soluble intermacromolecular complexes^[2]. Therefore, such systems may possess unique properties that are different from those of individual components and there are many potential applications.