Abstract
AbstractPermeabilities of cast films of certain cationic acrylate methacrylate copolymers have been determined using a double (donor and acceptor) compartment cell. Permeation rates of urea (nonionic permeant) and sodium chloride (ionic permeant) were determined as functions of the polymer cation content. A decrease in film permeability accompanied the decrease in polymer cation content generally; the change was more marked with sodium chloride compared with urea. The films were also generally more permeable to urea; the difference increased at lower polymer cation content to about 400‐fold. While urea promoted film swelling, sodium chloride decreased it. Electron micrographs of the film section displayed compact skin zones which must be swelled to allow solute permeation. Asymmetry characterized the flux, the film lower surface (in contact with the mold during casting) being more permeable than its upper surface. This effect was more pronounced when sodium chloride was used as permeant.
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