| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 62, Number 6, June 2003
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 841 - 847 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2003-00449-1 | |
| Published online | 01 June 2003 | |
Thermodynamics of micellization of oppositely charged polymers
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Received:
6
January
2003
Accepted:
16
April
2003
The complexation of oppositely charged colloidal objects is considered in this paper as a thermodynamic micellization process where each kind of object needs the others to micellize. This requirement gives rise to quantitatively different behaviors than the so-called mixed-micellization where each species can micellize separately. A simple model of the grand potential for micelles is proposed to corroborate the predictions of this general approach.
PACS: 61.20.Qg – Structure of associated liquids: electrolytes, molten salts, etc / 82.35.Rs – Polyelectrolytes / 87.15.Nn – Properties of solutions; aggregation and crystallization of macromolecules
© EDP Sciences, 2003
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