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MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 206, Issue 9, Pages 915-928Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200400554
Keywords
aqueous solutions; differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); phase separation; thermodynamics; transitions
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Phase and conformational behaviour of poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) was studied as a function of polymer concentration, concentration of NaCl, and concentration os sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Precise measurements of partial heat capacity of the polymer were first carried out 10-125 degrees C. Thermodynamic parameters of the phase separation transition (transition temperature, enthalpy, and heat capacity increment) do not change with variations in polymer concentration. In the presence of salt the transition temperature decreases, the enthalpy increases, and the heat capacity increment does not vary significantly. Beginning with the SDS concentration of 0.005 M, the phase separation is suppressed and the heat capacity peak splits into two peaks. Upon further increase in surfactant concentration the amplitude of the low-temperature peak increases while that of the high-temperature peak vanishes. Phase separation transition in aqueous solutions of N-vinylcaprolactam-methacrylic acid copolymers of different compositions were studied at different polymer concentrations and pH (4-12). The transition parameters do not depend on polymer concentration and pH.
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