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Interaction of trimethylchitosan with Niaproof surfactant
Zbořilová, Hana ; Krouská, Jitka (referee) ; Mravec, Filip (advisor)
This thesis is focused on the study of interaction of the polycation N,N,N-trimethylchitosan (TMC) with the anionic surfactant Niaproof® 4 in water and physiological saline solution. Due to the commercial unavailability of N,N,N-trimethylchitosan, the polymer was first synthesized from chitosan, followed by NMR and FTIR characterization. Before the study of the system polycation–anionic surfactant itself, the behavior of the anionic surfactant Niaproof® 4 in aqueous solution and physiological saline solution was explored. The micellization of the surfactant Niaproof® 4 and the aggregation of TMC–Niaproof® 4 system were observed by fluorescence spectroscopy using the fluorescence probe pyrene. Values of critical micelle and critical aggregation concentration were determined on the basis of measurements. It was confirmed that presence of the sodium chloride supports the micellization by increasing the ionic strength of the solution, which leads to decrease of CMC in physiological saline solution. The interaction of TMC–Niaproof® 4 occurs at lower concentration then CMC in both aqueous and physiological environments. Phase separation occurs at higher concentrations of the surfactant leading to stabilization of the system.
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Interaction of trimethylchitosan with Niaproof surfactant
Zbořilová, Hana ; Krouská, Jitka (referee) ; Mravec, Filip (advisor)
This thesis is focused on the study of interaction of the polycation N,N,N-trimethylchitosan (TMC) with the anionic surfactant Niaproof® 4 in water and physiological saline solution. Due to the commercial unavailability of N,N,N-trimethylchitosan, the polymer was first synthesized from chitosan, followed by NMR and FTIR characterization. Before the study of the system polycation–anionic surfactant itself, the behavior of the anionic surfactant Niaproof® 4 in aqueous solution and physiological saline solution was explored. The micellization of the surfactant Niaproof® 4 and the aggregation of TMC–Niaproof® 4 system were observed by fluorescence spectroscopy using the fluorescence probe pyrene. Values of critical micelle and critical aggregation concentration were determined on the basis of measurements. It was confirmed that presence of the sodium chloride supports the micellization by increasing the ionic strength of the solution, which leads to decrease of CMC in physiological saline solution. The interaction of TMC–Niaproof® 4 occurs at lower concentration then CMC in both aqueous and physiological environments. Phase separation occurs at higher concentrations of the surfactant leading to stabilization of the system.
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