The hydrodynamic properties of micelles formed by block copolymers of isoprene and tert-butylacrylate in n-octane

Unal H., Price C.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, cilt.28, sa.4, ss.487-496, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.487-496
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The hydrodynamic properties of micelles formed by 2 block copolymers of isoprene and tert-butylacrylate in n-octane were investigated by dynamic light scattering (DLS) over a range of temperatures and concentrations using both the cumulants and histogram methods. By means of the histogram method it was possible to determine the average hydrodynamic diameters of both micelles and unassociated-chains in the same solution. It was also used to determine the z-average fraction of unassociated-chains at a particular concentration and temperature, and it provided an alternative route when combined with static light scattering (SLS) for determining the thermodynamics of micellisation. The overall-average diffusion coefficient, (D) over bar (z), values and the average hydrodynamic diameters, (<(d(h)(-1))over bar>(-1)(z)),of the 2 block copolymers were determined by means of the cumulants method.