ISSN:
1435-1536
Keywords:
Monolayers
;
air-water interface
;
bidimensional mixtures
;
polymethylmethacrylate
;
fatty esters
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Two-dimensional mixtures were studied between a polymer, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) which has at the water-air interface its chains distributed almost parallel to that interface, and two esters, methylstearate (MS) and methyloleate (MO), characterized by having the same chain length but a different interface orientation. It was shown that the main interactions occurring are those between the hydrophobic chains, and consequently that compatibility between the substances depends essentially on their having the same interface orientation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01415511