| Diffusion of uncharged probe reveals structural changes in polyacids initiated by their neutralization: poly(acrylic acids). | |
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PMID: 16851513 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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The diffusion studies of the uncharged probe (1,1'-ferrocenedimethanol) have been successfully applied for the evaluation of the changes in the three-dimensional structure of poly(acrylic acids) of various molecular weights (ranging from 2000 to 4,000,000 g/mol) during their neutralization with a strong base. The qualitative picture of the macromolecule arrangement during the titration of the polyacids has been obtained from the conductometric measurements. The characteristic changes in the poly(acrylic acid) conductivity are practically the same for all polyacids examined and are in a very good agreement with the predictions of our theoretical model of the polyelectrolyte conductance. The transformation of the polyelectrolyte solution into the gel-like or gel phase has been investigated more quantitatively by tracing the changes in the diffusion coefficient of the uncharged probe redox system. The probe diffusivities, D, were determined using steady-state voltammetry at microelectrodes for a wide range of neutralization degree, alpha, of the polyacids tested. The dependencies of D versus alpha are of similar shape for all poly(acrylic acids). The first parts of the dependencies reflect a rapid increase in D (up to neutralization degree of either 45% for the lowest molecular-weight poly(acrylic acid) or 75-80% for other polyacids). They are followed by the parts of a slight drop in the diffusion coefficient. The changes in the probe diffusivity become stronger as the molecular weight of poly(acrylic acid) increases. The maximum probe diffusion coefficients are greater than the initial values in the pure polyacid solutions by 14, 24, 19, 30, and 28% for poly(acrylic acid) of molecular weights of 2000, 450,000, 1,250,000, 3,000,000, and 4,000,000 g/mol, respectively. The variation in the probe diffusion coefficient qualitatively follows the line of the changes in the macroscopic viscosity of the polyelectrolyte system. This is in contrast to the predictions of the Stokes-Einstein relation and, therefore, suggests that the changes in the probe diffusion rate are mainly due to the structural changes in the polyacrylate medium and the macromolecular rearrangements induced by the chemical, acid-base reaction. By adapting the obstruction model for diffusion in homogeneous gels, the transport characteristics of the probe were converted into the structural characteristics of the polyelectrolytic systems. It has been found that the most ordered structure of the polyelectrolyte, or in other words the most permeable structure, is obtained when poly(acrylic acid) is neutralized at 75-80%. |
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Wojciech Hyk; Michal Masiak; Zbigniew Stojek; Malgorzata Ciszkowska |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The journal of physical chemistry. B Volume: 109 ISSN: 1520-6106 ISO Abbreviation: J Phys Chem B Publication Date: 2005 Mar |
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Created Date: 2006-07-20 Completed Date: 2007-06-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101157530 Medline TA: J Phys Chem B Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 4425-30 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11210-2889, USA. |
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