Polyelectrolyte Complex Nanoparticles from Chitosan and Poly(acrylicacid) and Polystyrene-block-Poly(acrylic acid)
(2012) Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry — Vol. 50, n° 21, p. 4484-4493 (2012)
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- Interpolymer polyelectrolyte complexes of chitosan (CS) with poly(acrylic acid) homopolymers and polystyreneblock- poly(acrylic acid) diblock copolymers were prepared and characterized. The influence of the positive/negative charge balance (charge ratio), pH, and ionic strength were thoroughly studied by dynamic light scattering. The existence of a strong polyelectrolyte effect was also highlighted in this study. Domains of stability, in which nanoparticle sizes are smaller than 100 and 200 nm for complexes of CS with the homopolymer and copolymer, respectively, were identified and confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The charged nature of the surface of the nanoparticles was evidenced by Zeta potential measurements
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Rolland, J., Guillet, P., Schumers, J.-M., Duhem, N., Préat, V., & Gohy, J.-F. (2012). Polyelectrolyte Complex Nanoparticles from Chitosan and Poly(acrylicacid) and Polystyrene-block-Poly(acrylic acid). Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry, 50(21), 4484-4493. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.26255 (Original work published 2012)