Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2001, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (12): 2120.

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Micelles Behavior of P(Styrene-b-acrylic acid) Block Copolymer at Different pH and Calcium Ion Concentration

DU ManQuan, SHI LinQi, AN YingLi, HE BingLin   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Functional Polymeric Materials for Adsorption and Separation, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
  • Received:2000-11-24 Online:2001-12-24 Published:2001-12-24

Abstract: The micelles behavior of amphiphilic block copolymer P(Styrenebacrylic acid), in aqueous solvent was studied by dynamic light scattering and TEMtechniques. The diameters of micelle decreased and then increased with the decrease of the pHof the solution, and the similar phenomenon was also detected with the increase of the concentration of the calcium ion. Without added acid, the micelles were small spheres of low polydispersity with an average diameter 48 nm. When the value of pHwas less than2, the micelles were unstable. It was found that the Ca2+ was linked with the carboxyl in the same micelle when the concentration of the CaCl2 was less than0.2 mg/mL. The diameter of micelle was smaller than the one without Ca2+. The Ca2+ was linked with the carboxyl between the different micelles when the concentration of the CaCl2 was more than0.5 mg/mLand the micelle was unstable. The diameters of micelles(from 37 nm to 100 nm) can be controlled by adding an appropriate concentration of CaCl2 between0.20.5 mg/mL.

Key words: Amphiphilic, P(Styrenebacrylic acid), Micelle, Ca2+

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