On the Influence of Surfactants on the Adsorption of Polysaccharide-Based Polymers on Cotton Studied by Means of Fluorescence Spectroscopy

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• 作者：Ingo Hoffmann ; Madlona Theile ; Stefan Gr盲tz ; Juliane Scholz ; Paula Barreleiro ; Wolfgang von Rybinski ; Michael Gradzielski
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：August 7, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：28
• 期：31
• 页码：11400-11409
• 全文大小：478K
• 年卷期：v.28,no.31(August 7, 2012)
• ISSN：1520-5827

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In this study, we examined the influence of surfactants on the adsorption of polymers on cotton fibers. The extent of polymer adsorption on cotton was determined directly by means of fluorescence spectroscopy using fluorescently labeled polymers. The investigation of polymer adsorption in the presence of different types of surfactants and for a large range of differently structured polymers allows us to obtain a rather general picture of this important issue. Systematic relationships between the presence of surfactant and the type of polymer can be deduced but cannot be cast in simple terms such as electrostatic interaction but instead depend on the detailed interaction between the surfactant and polymer both in solution and adsorbed on the cotton surface. A particularly complex situation arises for the case of oppositely charged surfactant and polymer because of the possibility of precipitate formation. The study of such complex systems not only is of scientific interest but also is of great commercial interest because both polymers and surfactants are parts of detergent formulations and cotton is one of the most abundantly used materials for fabrics.