RT Journal Article
T1 Two Different Scenarios for the Equilibration of Polycation—Anionic Solutions at Water–Vapor Interfaces
A1 Guzmán Solís, Eduardo
A1 Fernández Peña, Laura
A1 Akanno, Andrew
A1 Llamas, Sara
A1 Ortega Gómez, Francisco
A1 González Rubio, Ramón
AB The assembly in solution of the cationic polymer poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) and two different anionic surfactants, sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES) and sodium N-lauroyl-N-methyltaurate (SLMT), has been studied. Additionally, the adsorption of the formed complexes at the water–vapor interface have been measured to try to shed light on the complex physico-chemical behavior of these systems under conditions close to that used in commercial products. The results show that, independently of the type of surfactant, polyelectrolyte-surfactant interactions lead to the formation of kinetically trapped aggregates in solution. Such aggregates drive the solution to phase separation, even though the complexes should remain undercharged along the whole range of explored compositions. Despite the similarities in the bulk behavior, the equilibration of the interfacial layers formed upon adsorption of kinetically trapped aggregates at the water–vapor interface follows different mechanisms. This was pointed out by surface tension and interfacial dilational rheology measurements, which showed different equilibration mechanisms of the interfacial layer depending on the nature of the surfactant: (i) formation layers with intact aggregates in the PDADMAC-SLMT system, and (ii) dissociation and spreading of kinetically trapped aggregates after their incorporation at the fluid interface for the PDADMAC-SLES one. This evidences the critical impact of the chemical nature of the surfactant in the interfacial properties of these systems. It is expected that this work may contribute to the understanding of the complex interactions involved in this type of system to exploit its behavior for technological purposes.
PB MDPI
SN 2079-6412
YR 2019
FD 2019-07-13
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12594
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12594
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 4 abr 2025