Modern Methods for Studying Polymer Complexes in Aqueous and Organic Solutions
Vitaliy V. KhutoryanskiyReading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 224, Reading, RG6 6AD, UKR. Yu. SmyslovInstitute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bol’shoi pr. 31, St. Petersburg, 199004, RussiaAlexander V. YakimanskyInstitute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskii pr. 26, Petrodvorets, St. Petersburg, 198504, Russia
2018en
ABI
Abstract
This review summarizes published data concerning modern physicochemical methods used to study complexation processes of polymers in solutions. Some of them—dynamic light scattering, nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microscopy, cryotransmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, small-angle neutron scattering, analytical-velocity sedimentation, and luminescence methods—make it possible to gain insight into the structure of polymer complexes, while the other methods, such as isothermal titration calorimetry and surface plasmon resonance, provide an opportunity to assess the intensity of specific interactions between complex components.
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