Structure of water in the vicinity of amphoteric polymers as revealed by Raman spectroscopy

Hiromi Kitano*, Kyoko Nagaoka, Susumu Tada, Makoto Gemmei-Ide

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Abstract

The structure and hydrogen bonding of water in an aqueous solution of amphoteric copolymers (poly(MA-r-DMAPMA), 3 × 103 < Mw < 104) composed of various ratios of methacrylic acid (MA) and N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide (DMAPMA) were analyzed using the band shapes of the O{single bond}H stretching in the polarized Raman spectra. The number of hydrogen bonds disrupted due to the presence of one monomer residue (Ncorr value) evaluated for poly(methacrylic acid) was largely positive, and with an increase in the content of the DMAPMA residue, the Ncorr value became smaller, and after passing a minimum (which was still slightly positive) at a roughly equivalent molar ratio (P(M47D53); M, methacrylic acid; D, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide), increased again. This is in a significant contrast with the largely positive Ncorr values for the homopolymers of MA and DMAPMA, and other ordinary polyelectrolytes. The small Ncorr value for P(M47D53) was comparable to those for water-soluble nonionic polymers such as poly(ethylene glycol) and zwitterionic polymers such as polycarboxybetaine. These results suggested that the balance of electric charges in polymeric materials is important to be inert to the structure of vicinal water.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)461-468
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume313
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007/09/15

Keywords

  • Amphoteric polymer
  • Hydrogen-bonded network
  • O{single bond}H stretching
  • Raman spectroscopy
  • Water structure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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