Reinforcement of a Surfactant Boundary Lubricant Film by a Hydrophilic−Hydrophilic Diblock Copolymer

The coadsorption from aqueous solutions of an anionic−neutral hydrophilic−hydrophilic diblock copolymer onto a mica-suported surfactant bilayer of a cationic oligomeric surfactant has been investigated. By using an atomic force microscope and a surface forces apparatus nanotribometer, we studied the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir 2008-02, Vol.24 (4), p.1560-1565
Hauptverfasser: Drummond, C, Marinov, G, Richetti, P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The coadsorption from aqueous solutions of an anionic−neutral hydrophilic−hydrophilic diblock copolymer onto a mica-suported surfactant bilayer of a cationic oligomeric surfactant has been investigated. By using an atomic force microscope and a surface forces apparatus nanotribometer, we studied the resulting film morphology, the interactions between two coated surfaces, and the frictional properties of the boundary film. When the coated surfaces were compressed while being fully immersed in an aqueous surfactant solution, the hemifusion of the adsorbed surfactant bilayers could be easily induced. Noticeable friction forces could then be measured between the monolayer-coated surfaces. Coadsorbing poly(acrylic acid)−poly(acrylamide) diblock copolymer with the cationic surfactant changes the cohesion of the adsorbed layers. When the copolymer concentration is sufficiently high, the hemifusion instability of the adsorbed layers can be inhibited, considerably improving its lubricant properties.
ISSN:0743-7463
1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la702392v