Calorimetric techniques of poli(N-isoprpylacrylamide) interaction with surfactants

• Grant number: 05/00094-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2005
• End date: December 31, 2005
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Watson Loh
• Grantee: Daniela Alves Brasil
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The calorimetric techniques of isothermal titration and high sensitivity DSC will be employed in the investigation of the interaction of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in water with anionic, cationic, non-ionic and zwitterionic surfactants. (AU)