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Polymer-Surfactant Interactions: Modes of Association and Methods of Analysis

When incorporated into water, surfactants strive to reduce their surface energy by isolating their hydrophobic segments from the aqueous phase

Editor’s Note: “Polymer-Surfactant Interactions: Modes of Association and Methods of Analysis” received second place in the 2003 National Printing Ink Research Institute (NPIRI) Lecture Competition. Polymers and surfactants are common ingredients in many products, including paints, inks, cosmetics, adhesives and detergent formulations. There is much that is known about the behavior of each of these ingredients separately, but the dynamic interactions between them in a completed formulation are ...

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