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Effect of small molecules on the phase behavior and coacervation of aqueous solutions of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and poly (sodium 4-styrene sulfonate)

Journal

JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 518, Issue -, Pages 216-224

Publisher

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.02.029

Keywords

Polyelectrolyte coacervation; Electrostatic; Hydrophobic interaction; Separations; Encapsulation

Funding

  1. NSF [DMR-1425187]
  2. Division Of Materials Research [1425187] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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Hypothesis: Complex coacervates are capable of easily partitioning solutes within them based on relative affinities of solute-water and solute-polyelectrolyte pairs, as the coacervate phase has low surface tension with water, facilitating the transport of small molecules into the coacervate phase. The uptake of small molecules is expected to influence the physicochemical properties of the complex coacervate, including the hydrophobicity within coacervate droplets, phase boundaries of coacervation and precipitation, solute uptake capacity, as well as the coacervate rheological properties. Experiments: Phase behavior of aqueous solutions of poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDAC) and poly(sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) (SPS) was investigated in the presence of various concentrations of two different dyes, positively charged methylene blue (MB) or non-charged bromothymol blue (BtB), using turbidity measurements. These materials were characterized with UV-vis spectroscopy, zeta potential measurements, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), fluorescence spectroscopy, and dynamic rheological measurements. Findings: The presence of MB or BtB accelerates the coacervation process due to the increased hydrophobicity within coacervates by the addition of MB or BtB. The encapsulated MB or BtB tends to reduce the ionic crosslink density in the PDAC-SPS coacervates, resulting in a much weaker interconnecting network of the PDAC-SPS coacervates. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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