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Employment of Gibbs-Donnan-based concepts for interpretation of the properties of linear polyelectrolyte solutions
Earlier research has shown that the acid dissociation and metal ion complexation equilibria of linear, weak-acid polyelectrolytes and their cross-linked gel analogues are similarly sensitive to the counterion concentration levels of their solutions. Gibbs-Donnan-based concepts, applicable to the gel, are equally applicable to the linear polyelectrolyte for the accommodation of this sensitivity to ionic strength. This result is presumed to indicate that the linear polyelectrolyte in solution develops counterion-concentrating regions that closely resemble the gel phase of their analogues. Advantage has been taken of this description of linear polyelectrolytes to estimate the solvent uptake by these regions. ?? 1991 American Chemical Society.
Suggested Citation
Marinsky, J., Reddy, M., 1991, Employment of Gibbs-Donnan-based concepts for interpretation of the properties of linear polyelectrolyte solutions: Journal of Physical Chemistry, v. 95, no. 24, p. 10208-10214, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100177a106.
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Title
Employment of Gibbs-Donnan-based concepts for interpretation of the properties of linear polyelectrolyte solutions