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Royal Society of Chemistry, Soft Matter, 41(10), p. 8254-8260

DOI: 10.1039/c4sm01138d

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Thermodynamic and kinetic properties of interpolymer complexes assessed by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry and Surface Plasmon Resonance

Journal article published in 2014 by Samuel C. Bizley, Adrian C. Williams, Vitaliy V. Khutoryanskiy ORCID
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Abstract

Interpolymer complexes (IPCs) formed between complimentary polymers in solution have shown a wide range of applications from drug delivery to biosensors. This work describes the combined use of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry and Surface Plasmon Resonance to investigate the thermodynamic and kinetic processes during hydrogen-bonded interpolymer complexation. Varied polymers that are commonly used in layer-by-layer coatings and pharmaceutical preparations were selected to span a range of chemical functionalities including some known IPCs previously characterized by other techniques, and other polymer combinations with unknown outcomes. This work is the first to comprehensively detail the thermodynamic and kinetic data of hydrogen bonded IPCs, aiding understanding and detailed characterization of the complexes. The applicability of the two techniques in determining thermodynamic, gravimetric and kinetic properties of IPCs is considered.