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Effect of SDS on the Self-Assembly Behavior of the PEO-PPO-PEO Triblock Copolymer (EO)20(PO)70(EO)20 Export

J. Phys. Chem. B, Vol. 110, No. 20. (25 May 2006), pp. 9843-9849.

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Abstract: The mixed micellar system comprising the poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)-based triblock copolymer (EO)20(PO)70(EO)20 (P123) and the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) has been investigated in aqueous media by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and viscosity measurements. The aggregation number of the copolymer in the micelles decreases upon addition of SDS, but a simultaneous enhancement in the degree of micellar hydration leads to a significant increase in the micellar volume fraction at a fixed copolymer concentration. This enhancement in the micellar hydration leads to a marked increase in the stability of the micellar gel phase until it is destroyed at very high SDS concentration. Mixed micellar systems with low and intermediate SDS concentrations form the micellar gel phase in much wider temperature and copolymer concentration ranges than the pure copolymer micellar solution. A comparison of the observed results with those for the copolymers (EO)26(PO)40(EO)26 (P85) and (EO)99(PO)70(EO)99 (F127) suggests that the composition of the copolymers plays a significant role in determining the influence of SDS on the gelation characteristics of the aqueous copolymer solutions. Copolymers with high PO/EO ratios show an enhancement in the stability of the gel phase, whereas copolymers with low PO/EO ratios show a deterioration of the same in the presence of SDS.


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