Interaction between polyelectrolyte gels and surfactants of opposite charge

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 351-362

  Hansson, Per ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Binding isotherm; Kinetics; Opposite charge; Phase separation; Polyelectrolyte gel; Structure; Surfactant; Swelling isotherm; Volume transition

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTHERMS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SWELLING;

BINDING ISOTHERMS; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; OPPOSITE CHARGES; POLYELECTROLYTE GELS; SWELLING ISOTHERMS; VOLUME TRANSITION;

GELS;

POLYELECTROLYTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT;

CROSS LINKING; ELASTICITY; GEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; MICELLIZATION; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33846842431     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2006.11.005     Document Type: Review

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