Thermodynamics of micellization of oppositely charged polymers
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
The complexation of oppositely charged colloidal objects is considered in this paper as a thermodynamic micellization process where each kind of object needs the others to micellize. This requirement gives rise to quantitatively different behaviors than the so-called mixed-micellization where each specie can micellize separately. A simple model of the grand potential for micelles is proposed to corroborate the predictions of this general approach.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0304362,
title = {Thermodynamics of micellization of oppositely charged polymers},
author = {Martin Castelnovo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0304362},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, 2 figures. Accepted for publication in Europhysics Letters