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Interaction Between Oppositely Charged Low Ionic Density Polyelectrolytes: Complex Formation or Simple Mixture?

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The notion of a polyelectrolyte complex is well established for the mixture of two homopolymers one anionic, the other cationic. The complex formation is generally associated with a phase separation (often a precipitation) although water soluble polymeric complexes are known. Only few data are available when the charge density of the polyelectrolytes is progressively decreased. This situation is exemplified with a series of mixtures of polyacrylamide derivatives, one family of copolymers has various contents in anionic units, the other is similar but with cationic units. We found that even for a few percent in ionic units, the mixtures water/copolymer anionic/copolymer cationic phase separates: a polymer rich phase (including the two types of copolymers) is in equilibrium with a very diluted polymer solution.

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  1. Dept. of Chemistry, Indiana-Purdue University, 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3274, USA

    Paul Dubin

  2. Exxon Research & Engineering Company, Route 22, East, Annandale, NJ, 08801, USA

    J. Bock  & Donald N. Schulz  & 

  3. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA

    Richie Davis

  4. Biological Transport Laboratory, School of Engineering and Applied Scence, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130-4899, USA

    Curt Thies

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Frugier, D., Audebert, R. (1994). Interaction Between Oppositely Charged Low Ionic Density Polyelectrolytes: Complex Formation or Simple Mixture?. In: Dubin, P., Bock, J., Davis, R., Schulz, D.N., Thies, C. (eds) Macromolecular Complexes in Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78469-9_9

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