Abstract
Solvent relaxation nuclear magnetic resonance has been widely used to study the interactions of polymers and surfactants with nanoparticles, an important area of research for use in a range of industrial formulations, especially with regards to competition effects between components. The ability of the solvent relaxation technique to distinguish between solvent molecules at the surface and those in the bulk solution has been used to obtain valuable information on the interfacial interactions and structure. We focus on systems containing combinations of polymer, surfactant and colloidal particles and illustrate how solvent relaxation measurements have addressed problems of stabilisation, flocculation and depletion in both academically and industrially relevant systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7211-7228 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Soft Matter |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 30 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE
- SODIUM DODECYL-SULFATE
- WATER SPIN RELAXATION
- CONCENTRATED POLYMER-SOLUTIONS
- OXIDE) TRIBLOCK COPOLYMER
- COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION
- TRANSVERSE RELAXATION
- POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)
- H-1-NMR RELAXATION
- ADSORBED POLYMER