Investigation of the Structure of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Layers Adsorbed at the Alumina-Polymer Solution Interface

The investigations presented were aimed at a description of the structure of the adsorbed layers of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the surface of Al 2 O 3 . This was obtained from measurements of the adsorption heat of PEG macromolecules as well as of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (C 4 H 10 O 2 ) and tetraethyl...

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Main Authors: St. Chibowski, M. Paszkiewicz, E. Mazur-Opala
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2004-06-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617042863057
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description The investigations presented were aimed at a description of the structure of the adsorbed layers of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the surface of Al 2 O 3 . This was obtained from measurements of the adsorption heat of PEG macromolecules as well as of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (C 4 H 10 O 2 ) and tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (C 10 H 22 O 5 ), i.e. low-molecular weight compounds constituting the monomers forming the PEG chain. The results allowed the fraction of polymer segments bonding directly to the Al 2 O 3 surface to be estimated. Other information obtained from calculations based on the Scheutjens–Fleer theory included the distribution of chain segment conformations as trains, loops and tails, together with a determination of some structural changes and the sizes of PEG macromolecules as they moved from the bulk solution to the solid phase surface. The thickness of the adsorbed macro-molecular polymer layers on the alumina surface was also determined. All these data enabled an approximate description to be made of the polymer chain structure at the Al 2 O 3 –polymer solution interface.
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spelling doaj-art-fb356f3164f1417e9ec1001bc5f42bab2025-08-20T02:42:59ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382004-06-012210.1260/0263617042863057Investigation of the Structure of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Layers Adsorbed at the Alumina-Polymer Solution InterfaceSt. ChibowskiM. PaszkiewiczE. Mazur-OpalaThe investigations presented were aimed at a description of the structure of the adsorbed layers of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the surface of Al 2 O 3 . This was obtained from measurements of the adsorption heat of PEG macromolecules as well as of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (C 4 H 10 O 2 ) and tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (C 10 H 22 O 5 ), i.e. low-molecular weight compounds constituting the monomers forming the PEG chain. The results allowed the fraction of polymer segments bonding directly to the Al 2 O 3 surface to be estimated. Other information obtained from calculations based on the Scheutjens–Fleer theory included the distribution of chain segment conformations as trains, loops and tails, together with a determination of some structural changes and the sizes of PEG macromolecules as they moved from the bulk solution to the solid phase surface. The thickness of the adsorbed macro-molecular polymer layers on the alumina surface was also determined. All these data enabled an approximate description to be made of the polymer chain structure at the Al 2 O 3 –polymer solution interface.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617042863057
spellingShingle St. Chibowski
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Investigation of the Structure of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Layers Adsorbed at the Alumina-Polymer Solution Interface
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Investigation of the Structure of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Layers Adsorbed at the Alumina-Polymer Solution Interface
title_full Investigation of the Structure of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Layers Adsorbed at the Alumina-Polymer Solution Interface
title_fullStr Investigation of the Structure of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Layers Adsorbed at the Alumina-Polymer Solution Interface
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the Structure of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Layers Adsorbed at the Alumina-Polymer Solution Interface
title_short Investigation of the Structure of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Layers Adsorbed at the Alumina-Polymer Solution Interface
title_sort investigation of the structure of polyethylene glycol peg layers adsorbed at the alumina polymer solution interface
url https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617042863057
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