title: Influence of the linear aromatic density on methylene blue aggregation around polyanions containing sulfonate groups.
abstract: The aggregation of methylene blue around different polyelectrolytes is studied by diafiltration, UV-vis, and (1)H NMR spectroscopies. Poly(sodium acrylate-co-sodium maleate) induces the formation of higher-order aggregates, showing a typical polyelectrolyte behavior dominated by long-range electrostatic interactions with the dye which are highly dependent on the ionic strength. Poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) presents a high dispersant ability of methylene blue, showing what we can call a typical polyaromatic-anion behavior characterized by the presence of short-range aromatic-aromatic interactions with the dye which are less dependent on the ionic strength. An intermediate behavior is found for the copolymers poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate-co-sodium maleate) at two different comonomer compositions, related to a different probability of the polymers to form and stabilize ion pairs in hydrophobic environments. Their behavior is a function of the linear aromatic density, which is related to the comonomeric structure.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile. imorenovilloslada@uach.cl
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moreno-Villoslada
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torres-Gallegos
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Araya-Hermosilla
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishide