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A molecular interaction model of nonionic polymer–surfactant complex formation was developed by modifying the free-energy expression of micelles for interaction with polymer segments. Using the small systems thermodynamics the composition of the surfactant aggregates with respect to the aggregation number, the number of polymer segments involved in the aggregates, and the distribution of aggregates among the polymer molecules were analysed. The thermodynamic conditions of nonionic polymer–surfactant complex formation were also discussed.
Acknowledgement This work was supported by the Hungarian Research Fund (no. T 029780).
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Gilányi, T., Varga, I., Mészáros, R. (2004). Molecular interaction model of polymer–surfactant complex formation. In: Zrínyi, M., Hórvölgyi, Z. (eds) From Colloids to Nanotechnology. Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science, vol 125. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45119-8_30
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