Effect of micelle composition on the formation of surfactant-templated polymer films.
Surfactant-templated polymer films prepared from polyethylenimine (PEI), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and octaethylene glycol monohexadecyl ether (C(16)E(8)) were examined and the effect of increasing the percentage of nonionic surfactant in the micelles measured using both surface and bulk-sensitive techniques. It was found that there is a strong interaction between CTAB and C(16)E(8), although no interaction between the C(16)E(8) and PEI was observed. Generally, increasing the percentage of C(16)E(8) in the micelles decreases both the thickness and degree of order in the films; however, it was observed, depending on the conditions, that films could still be formed with as little as 20% cationic surfactant. Experiments on the CTAB/Brij56/PEI system were also performed and these indicate that it is similar to the CTAB/C(16)E(8)/PEI system.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, Avon BA2 7AY, UK.
Benjamin M D
BM
O'Driscoll
Cristina
C
Fernandez-Martin
Roland D
RD
Wilson
Stephen J
SJ
Roser
Karen J
KJ
Edler