Interactions of tetradecyldimethylaminoxide with polyacrylic and polymethacrylic acids in aqueous solution

Abstract The interactions between the zwitterionic surfactant tetradecyldimethylaminoxide (C14DMAO) and the polyelectrolytes polyacrylic (PAA-205 and PAA-250) or polymethacrylic (PMA-100) acids have been investigated in aqueous solution. The physico-chemical properties of these systems have been monitored by measuring the solution pH, electric birefringence, zero-shear viscosity and density for increasing surfactant concentrations. The experimental results have shown that significant change in the physico-chemical properties of the polyacid/surfactant system occurs only in a narrow pH range and when the amphiphile forms rod-like micelles. Moreover, they clearly reveal the important role pla…