nano films consisting of an alternating sequence of positively and negatively charged polyelectrolytes have been prepared by means of the electrostatic layer-by-layer (lbl) sequential assembly technique on treated and untreated mild steel wires. inhibitor was encapsulated between cationic and anionic polyelectrolyte nano films. this paper mainly focuses on the effect of these nano-films of poly...

Electrospun nanofibrous membranes offer superior properties over other polymeric not only due to their high membrane porosity but also surface-to-volume ratio. A plethora of available polymers and post-modification methods allow the incorporation "smart" responsiveness in fiber membranes. The pH-responsive property is achieved using from class polyelectrolytes, which contain pH-dependent functi...

Rheology and phase separation were investigated for aqueous mixtures of two oppositely charged hydrophobically modified polyelectrolytes. The typical phase separation, normally seen for oppositely charged polymer mixtures, is dramatically reduced by the presence of hydrophobic modification, and phase separation is only detected close to the point of charge neutralization. While the two polyelec...

Determination of molecular masses of charged polymers is often nontrivial and most methods have their drawbacks. For polyelectrolytes, a new possibility for the determination of number-average molecular masses is represented by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) which allows fast determinations with a 10% accuracy. This is done by relating the mass to the position of a characteristic peak feat...

Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) were prepared by structural uniform and strongly charged cationic and anionic modified alternating maleic anhydride copolymers. The hydrophobicity of the polyelectrolytes was changed by the comonomers (ethylene, isobutylene and styrene). Additionally, the n−/n+ ratio of the molar charges of the polyelectrolytes and the procedure of formation were varied. The col...