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Molecular self-diffusion in micellar and discrete cubic phases of an ionic surfactant with mixed monovalent/polymeric counterions

Svensson, Anna LU ; Topgaard, Daniel LU ; Piculell, Lennart LU and Söderman, Olle LU (2003) In The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B 107(47). p.13241-13250
Abstract
The molecular self-diffusion in concentrated aqueous mixtures based on an oppositely charged po

ymer-surfactant pair has been investigated by NMR pulsed field gradient techniques. The investigated structures were an ordered cubic Pm3n phase (ca. 50 wt % water) and a disordered micellar phase, both containing cetyltrimethylammonium (CTA(+)) micelles with mixed acetate (Ac-) and polyacrylate (PA(-)) counterions. In the cubic phase, CTA(+) gave broad lines in the H-1 NMR spectrum, which made it possible to use the pulsed field gradient (PFG) spin echo (SE) technique to measure the PA(-) diffusion. The observed diffusion coefficients for the four different molecular species covered 4 orders of magnitude with the rate of diffusion... (More)
The molecular self-diffusion in concentrated aqueous mixtures based on an oppositely charged po

ymer-surfactant pair has been investigated by NMR pulsed field gradient techniques. The investigated structures were an ordered cubic Pm3n phase (ca. 50 wt % water) and a disordered micellar phase, both containing cetyltrimethylammonium (CTA(+)) micelles with mixed acetate (Ac-) and polyacrylate (PA(-)) counterions. In the cubic phase, CTA(+) gave broad lines in the H-1 NMR spectrum, which made it possible to use the pulsed field gradient (PFG) spin echo (SE) technique to measure the PA(-) diffusion. The observed diffusion coefficients for the four different molecular species covered 4 orders of magnitude with the rate of diffusion decreasing in the order water > Ac- > PA(-) > CTA(+). For all species, the diffusion coefficients were largely insensitive to the counterion composition. A model considering obstruction effects and binding to the micelles could account for the reduced diffusion of Ac- and CTA(+) compared to dilute reference solutions. For water, the reduction of the diffusion was mainly

ue to obstruction effects. The PA(-) diffusion was much more retarded than the

Ac- diffusion in the cubic phase; moreover, the molecular weight

dependence of the diffusion was dramatically enhanced for the

polydisperse polyion. Both effects are attributed to electrostatic

attractions and obstruction effects experienced by polyions diffusing

in a concentrated matrix of stationary

micelles. (Less)
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ymer-surfactant pair has been investigated by NMR pulsed field gradient techniques. The investigated structures were an ordered cubic Pm3n phase (ca. 50 wt % water) and a disordered micellar phase, both containing cetyltrimethylammonium (CTA(+)) micelles with mixed acetate (Ac-) and polyacrylate (PA(-)) counterions. In the cubic phase, CTA(+) gave broad lines in the H-1 NMR spectrum, which made it possible to use the pulsed field gradient (PFG) spin echo (SE) technique to measure the PA(-) diffusion. The observed diffusion coefficients for the four different molecular species covered 4 orders of magnitude with the rate of diffusion decreasing in the order water &gt; Ac- &gt; PA(-) &gt; CTA(+). For all species, the diffusion coefficients were largely insensitive to the counterion composition. A model considering obstruction effects and binding to the micelles could account for the reduced diffusion of Ac- and CTA(+) compared to dilute reference solutions. For water, the reduction of the diffusion was mainly <br/><br>
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  author       = {{Svensson, Anna and Topgaard, Daniel and Piculell, Lennart and Söderman, Olle}},
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  pages        = {{13241--13250}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B}},
  title        = {{Molecular self-diffusion in micellar and discrete cubic phases of an ionic surfactant with mixed monovalent/polymeric counterions}},
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  doi          = {{10.1021/jp0348225}},
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