Chapter 14. Polymers at Interfaces

  1. Drew Myers

Published Online: 28 APR 2002

DOI: 10.1002/0471234990.ch14

Book Title

Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, Second Edition

Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Myers, D. (2002) Polymers at Interfaces, in Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234990.ch14

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 APR 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471330608

Online ISBN: 9780471234999

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Keywords:

  • lyophobic colloids;
  • lyophilic colloids;
  • polymer solubility;
  • heat of mixing;
  • enthalpy of mixing;
  • polymer chain conformation;
  • random walk;
  • root-mean-square (rms) distance;
  • polyelectrolytes

Summary

Chapter 14 expands on the previously introduced concepts of polymers at interfaces and briefly extends the treatment to polymers in solution as colloidal systems. The treatment includes a short introduction to the thermodynamic factors controlling polymer solubility and the “size” of dissolved polymer chains. The activity of polymers at interfaces is discussed, including adsorption phenomena, chain configuration, the role of solvent properties, etc. The interactions commonly encountered between dissolved or adsorbed polymers with other solutes, especially surfactants, is covered. The discussion includes some experimental results related to the various surfactant classes.

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