- Not all anionic polyelectrolytes complex with DTAB. Y Cui, RH Pelton, T Cosgrove, RM Richardson, S Dai, SW Prescott, I Grillo, H Ketelson and D Meadows. Langmuir, 25(24), 13712–13717, 2009.
Abstract:
The influence of hydroxypropyl guar (HPG), with and without boric acid, on dodecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide
(DTAB) micellization was characterized by surface tension measurements, isothermal titration calorimetry, and small-
angle neutron scattering. Although HPG is a nonionic water-soluble polymer, borate ions form weak bonds with HPG,
transforming it into an anionic polyelectrolyte, HPG-borate. Surprisingly, the three independent measurements
showed that HPG-borate does not promote DTAB micellization or phase separation normally seen when mixing
oppositely charged polyelectrolytes and surfactants. However, the neutron scattering results suggested that HPG-
borate binds to and flocculates existing DTAB micelles. The unusual behavior of HPG-borate with DTAB was
underscored by showing that carboxymethyl guar (CMG) formed precipitates with DTAB.
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