Browsing by Author "Sakar-Deliormanli, A"

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    Effect of Cationic Polyelectrolyte on the Flow Behavior of Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose/Polyacrylic Acid Interpolymer Complexes
    Sakar-Deliormanli, A
    Association of polyacrylic acids and nonionic polymers in solutions via hydrogen bonding results in formation of novel polymeric materials. These complexes are novel individual compounds and their properties are entirely different from the properties of their component polymers. In this study, the effects of a cationic polyelectrolyte (polyethylenimine, PEI) on the interpolymer complexation of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) with polyarcylic acid (PAA) in aqueous media were studied. Results showed that at low pH, interpolymer complex (IPC) formation was observed between HPMC and PAA at a 3:0.5 polymer ratio. Under basic conditions, the viscosity of the IPC increased accompanied with the transition from coiled structure to an extended conformation of associates. Addition of PEI to the same system caused some structural changes in the polymer solution mixtures depending on the pH of the system. PEI worked as a destructive agent for the HPMC/PAA interpolymer complexes and associates. This behavior was attributed to the complex formation between PEI and HPMC via hydrogen bonding.
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    Flow behavior of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose/polyacrylic acid interpolymer complexes in aqueous media
    Sakar-Deliormanli, A
    The intermolecular complexation of non-ionic polymers with weak acids having chemically complementary structures is an important approach to modify the viscosity of polymer solutions. In this study intermolecular complexation of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) with polyacrylic acid (PAA) in an aqueous medium was studied. The study focuses on the factors affecting the complexation and rheological behavior of the HPMC/PAA system including the stoichiometric ratio of the two polymers, the molecular weight of the PAA, and the pH and ionic strength of the medium. Results showed that interpolymer complexation occurred between HPMC and PAA at low pH. It was attributed to hydrogen bonding between the -COOH group of the PAA and the -OH group of the HPMC. Under basic conditions (above the critical pH) the viscosity of the interpolymer complex increased accompanied by a transition from a compact interpolymer complexation structure to an extended conformation of interpolymer associates. Introduction of monovalent and multivalent salts (at > pH(critical)) decreased the viscosity of the HPMC/PAA interpolymer associates and favored the formation of interpolymer complexes between the two polymers. (C) 2012 Society of Chemical Industry