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| Author(s): |
Ana Maria Percebom
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Química |
| Defense date: | 2012-06-20 |
| Examining board members: |
Watson Loh;
Harry Westfahl Junior;
Nádya Pesce da Silveira;
Francisco Benedito Teixeira Pessine;
Ricardo Aparicio
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| Advisor: | Watson Loh |
| Abstract | |
This project is part of a research in our group involving the selfassembly of ionic surfactants neutralized by polymeric counterions, forming the so-called complex salts. The main goal of this study is to verify the effect of different architectures or different chemical compositions of polyanions on the self-assembly of the cationic surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium, by using different random copolymers. The stoichiometric mixture of poly-ions and oppositely charged surfactants generally leads to the separation of a phase concentrated in complex salt. This phase can display different structures (liquid crystal or micellar systems) and is interesting for applications such as templates for mesoporous materials or cosmetics, but forbids the use in aqueous solutions, such as for drug carriers. To avoid phase separation of complex salts in water, the strategy was to use copolymers with anionic comonomers and hydrophilic neutral side-chains. In the context of studying complex salts of copolyions, this project also involves the study of complex salts formed by a copolymer with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic comonomers, to verify the effect on the phase behavior. In order to identify and characterize the obtained phases, the main technique used was small angle X-ray scattering, which provided information to determine the phase diagrams. These data along with the results from other techniques (dynamic light scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance, surface tension measurements and fluorescence) show that changes on the polymer structure provide a diversification of the surfactant assembles and, as a consequence, of the resulting properties (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/10980-4 - Self-assembly of complex salts formed by surfactants and random or grafted copolymers |
| Grantee: | Ana Maria Percebom Sette da Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |