B. Sesta et al., H-1-NMR, SURFACE-TENSION, VISCOSITY, AND VOLUME EVIDENCE OF MICELLE-POLYMER HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS - LIPFN-PVP SYSTEM, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 101(2), 1997, pp. 198-204
Proton NMR investigations on lithium heptadecafluorononanoate, LiPFN,
in poly(vinylpyrrolidone), PVP, aqueous solutions have been carried ou
t. NMR spectra reveal that the amphiphile, in its micellar form, links
to the polymer chains by hydrophobic interactions with the pyrrolidon
e functional group of the polymer, causing a significant change in the
PVP structure. Surface tension, viscosity, and volume measurements on
LiPFN-PVP-water systems support the NMR evidence.