Abstract
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) has been used to investigate the solution properties of four model polymers, two poly-amino acids (poly(lysine) and poly (proline)), and two water-soluble synthetic polymers (poly (acrylic acid) and poly(ethylene oxide)). In each case, one of the two polymers is charged, while the other is neutral. SANS measurements were made in the semi-dilute con- centration regime in two different solvents (d-water and d- ethylene glycol). The scattering signals were decomposed into low-Q clustering and high-Q solvation contributions. The temperature dependence of the scattering parameters was determined for poly(lysine) and poly(ethylene oxide) solutions over the temperature range of 13 to 82 °C. Analysis of the SANS spectra revealed that with increasing temper- ature, the solvation intensity increased in both solvents, while the clustering intensity increased in d-water and decreased in d-ethylene glycol. Significant differences were observed between the SANS spectra of charged and neutral polymer solutions. However, biopolymers and synthetic polymers exhibited qualitatively similar behavior.
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