TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Bahnemann, Jennifa A1 - Lucas, Gordon A1 - Tiersch, Brigitte A1 - Kosmella, Sabine T1 - Polyelectrolyte-modified microemulsions as new templates for the formation of nanoparticles N2 - The paper is focused on the formation and redispersion of monodisperse BaSO4 nanoparticles in polyelectrolyte- modified microemulsions. It is shown that a cationic polyelectrolyte of low molar mass, e.g. poly(dially1dimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC), can be incorporated into the individual inverse microemulsion droplets (L2 phase) consisting of heptanol, water, and an amphoteric surfactant with a sulfobetaine head group. These PDADMAC- filled microemulsion droplets can be successfully used as a template phase for the nanoparticle formation. The monodisperse BaSO4 nanoparticles are produced by a simple mixing procedure and can be redispersed after solvent evaporation without a change in particle dimensions. Dynamic and electrophoretical light scattering in combination with sedimentation experiments in the analytical Ultracentrifuge of the redispersed powder show polyelectrolyte-stabilized nanoparticles with diameters of about 6 nm. The polyelectrolyte shows a "size control effect", which can be explained by the polyelectrolyte-surfactant interactions in relation to the polyelectrolyte-nanoparticle interactions during the particle growth, solvent evaporation and redispersion process. However, the approach used here opens away to produce different types of polyelectrolyte-stabilized nanoparticles (including rare metals, semiconductors, carbonates or oxides) of very small dimensions. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved Y1 - 2004 SN - 0927-7757 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Andres, S. A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Tiersch, Brigitte T1 - BaSO4 nanorods produced in polymer-modified bicontinuous microemulsions N2 - The influence of the water soluble polymer poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) on structure formation in the quasiternary system sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS)/pentanol-xylene/water was checked by means of conductometry, rheology, and micro differential calorimetry. The polymer induces the formation of an isotropic phase channel between the o/w and w/o microemulsion. The transition from the normal as well as from the inverse micellar to the bicontinuous phase range can be detected by conductometry, rheology as well as micro-DSC. As a result of polymer-surfactant interactions, the spontaneous curvature of the surfactant film is changed and a sponge phase is formed. The bicontinuous phase is characterized by a moderate shear viscosity, a Newtonian flow behaviour, and the disappearence of interphasal water in the heating curve of the micro-DSC. When the polymer-modified bicontinuous phase is used as a template phase for the nanoparticle formation, spherical BaSO4 nanoparticles were formed. During the following solvent evaporation process the primarily formed spherical nanoparticles aggregate to nanorods and triangular structures due to the non-restriction of the bicontinuous template phase in longitudinal direction Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/vsp/ci U6 - https://doi.org/10.1163/156855406777408629 SN - 0927-6440 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Note, Carine A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Tiersch, Brigitte T1 - Hydrophobically modified polyelectrolytes used as reducing and stabilizing agent for the formation of gold nanoparticles N2 - This paper is focused on the synthesis and characterization of hydrophobically modified polyelectrolytes and their use as reducing as well as stabilizing agents for the formation of gold nanoparticles. Commercially available poly(acrylic acid) has been hydrophobically modified with various degrees of grafting of butylamine introduced randomly along the chain. Different analytical methods are performed, i.e., IR and H-1-NMR spectroscopy in combination with elemental analysis to determine the degree of grafting. The modified polymers can successfully be used for the controlled single-step synthesis and stabilization of gold nanoparticles. The process of nanoparticle formation is investigated by means of UV-vis spectroscopy. The size and shape of the particles obtained in the presence of unmodified or modified polyelectrolytes are characterized by dynamic light scattering, zeta potential measurements and transmission electron microscopy. The polyelectrolytes were involved in the crystallization process of the nanoparticles, and in the presence of hydrophobic microdomains at the particle surface, a better stabilization at higher temperature can be observed Y1 - 2005 SN - 0303-402X ER - TY - GEN A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Reichelt, S. A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Tiersch, Brigitte T1 - Recovery of nanoparticles produced in phosphatidylcholine-based template phases N2 - This paper focuses on the characterization and use of polymer-modified phosphatidylcholine (PC)/sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-based inverse microemulsions as a template phase for BaSO4 nanoparticle formation. The area of the optically clear inverse microemulsion phase in the isooctane/hexanol/water/PC/SDS system is not significantly changed by adding polyelectrolytes, i.e., poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC), or amphoteric copolymers of diallyldimethylammonium chloride and maleamid acid to the SDS-modified inverse microemulsion. Shear experiments show non- Newtonian flow behavior and oscillation experiments show a frequency-dependent viscosity increase (dilatant behavior) of the microemulsions. Small amounts of bulk water were identified by means of differential scanning calorimetry. One can conclude that the macromolecules are incorporated into the individual droplets, and polymer-filled microemulsions are formed. The polymer-filled microemulsions were used as a template phase for the synthesis of BaSO4 nanoparticles. After solvent evaporation the nanoparticles were redispersed in water and isooctane, respectively. The polymers incorporated into the microemulsion are involved in the redispersion process and influence the size and shape of the redispersed BaSO4 particles in a specific way. The crystallization process mainly depends on the type of solvent and the polymer component added. In the presence of the cationic polyelectrolyte PDADMAC the crystallization to larger cubic crystals is inhibited, and layers consisting of polymer-stabilized spherical nanoparticles of BaSO4 (6 nm in size) will be observed. (c) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved Y1 - 2005 SN - 0021-9797 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Brühl, Iris A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Reiche, Jürgen A1 - Tiersch, Brigitte T1 - Polyelectrolyte Complex Formation in Lamellar Liquid Crystalline Systems N2 - The influence of polyelectrolytes on structure formation in liquid crystalline Na-dodecylsulfate/decanol/water systems was investigated by means of small angle X-ray diffraction, rheology, NMR spectroscopy, and microscopy. By adding Na-polyacrylate (PAA) into the mesophase, the one-phase region is left and phenomena of phase separation into a solvent-rich and a polymer/surfactantrich phase occurs. By incoporating an anionic and cationic polyelectrolyte step by step the tendency of phase separation is increased drastically. The self-organization process can be regulated directly by varying the water content of the system. However, at a water content of 30% the properties of the resulting liquid crystal were changed drastically. X-ray diffraction shows a multitude of Bragg peaks, NMR shows a peak-splitting, and rheology shows a change from non-Newtonian to Newtonian-flow behavior. On the basis of the experimental results an ordered multilayer associate structure can be assumed. Y1 - 1997 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lutter, Stefanie A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Tiersch, Brigitte A1 - Kosmella, Sabine T1 - Polymer-modified bicontinuous microemulsions used as a template for the formation of nanorods N2 - This article is focused on the characterization of the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-induced bicontinuous microemulsion of the pseudo-ternary system sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS)/xylene-pentanol/water by means of differential scanning calorimetry, rheology, and conductometry. The influence of the polymer concentration (cp) and the molecular weight (Mw) on the microstructure of the microemulsion was investigated using Cryo scanning electron microscopy. It was found that an increase of cp influences the structure of the sponge-like phase significantly. These polymer-modified microemulsions can be used as a template phase for the formation of BaSO4 nanorods, where individual nanoparticles (5nm in size) are ordered along the polymer backbone. Y1 - 2009 UR - http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=0193-2691 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/01932690802643113 SN - 0193-2691 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Beitz, Toralf A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Tiersch, Brigitte T1 - Polymer-modified microemulsions Y1 - 2000 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Brühl, Iris A1 - Kosmella, Sabine T1 - Polyelektrolytkomplexbildung in lyotrop flüssigkristallinen Systemen Y1 - 1997 SN - 3-8265-2908-1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Friberg, Stig E. A1 - Mackay, R. A T1 - Interactions of polyelectrolytes with the lyotropic liquid crystalline system Na-dodecylsulfate / decanol / water Y1 - 1996 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Friberg, Stig E. A1 - Mackay, R. A. T1 - Interactions of polyelectrolytes with the lyotropic liquid crystalline system - hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide / decanol / water Y1 - 1996 SN - 0927-7757 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Kosmella, Sabine T1 - Interactions between Poly(diallyldimethylammonium Chloride) and Poly(Acrylic Acid) in dependence on polymer concentration Y1 - 1994 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Kosmella, Sabine T1 - Interactions between polyanion-polycation systems and kaolin Y1 - 1994 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Kosmella, Sabine T1 - Structured pigments due to polyelectro lyte complex formation Y1 - 1995 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Brühl, Iris T1 - Self-assembly of liquid crystalline lamellar surfactant-polyelectrolyte systems Y1 - 1996 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fechner, Mabya A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Koetz, Joachim T1 - pH-dependent polyampholyte SDS interactions N2 - Aqueous solutions of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and poly(N,N'-diallyl-N,N'-dimethyl-alt-maleamic carboxylate) (PalH), a synthetic pH-tuneable polyelectrolyte (PEL), have been investigated by various techniques at different pH-values in absence and presence of NaCl. Potentiometric measurements using a surfactant-selective electrode indicate a quite complex interaction mechanism, which can be subdivided into different regions, where non-cooperative, electrostatic and cooperative hydrophobic interactions are of relevance. It was concluded, that in dependence on pH, conformational changes are responsible for the different interaction behavior in the NaCl-free system. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) suggests that early stage hydrophobic binding is an exothermic process followed by electrostatic interactions, which are endothermic in nature and entropy driven. After NaCl addition the interaction mechanism becomes independent of pH due to a screening of (i) attractive interactions between the surfactant head groups and oppositely charged binding sites and (ii) repulsive forces between the surfactant head groups. Furthermore, the ITC investigations have revealed that after salt-addition surfactant micelles interact with the polymer instead of separated SDS molecules due to a depression of the CMC. Y1 - 2010 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00219797 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2010.01.092 SN - 0021-9797 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Kosmella, Sabine T1 - Polyelectrolyte complex formation with chitosan Y1 - 1998 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Shirahama, K. A1 - Liu, J. T1 - The cooperative nature of complex formation in mixed polyelectrolyte-surfactant systems Y1 - 1998 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koetz, Joachim A1 - Kosmella, Sabine T1 - Polymers in lyotropic liquid crystalline systems Y1 - 1997 SN - 0927-7757 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Venus, Jane A1 - Hahn, Jennifer A1 - Prietzel, Claudia Christina A1 - Koetz, Joachim T1 - Low-temperature synthesis of polyethyleneimine-entrapped CdS quantum dots JF - Chemical physics letters N2 - This Letter is focused on the one-pot formation of CdS nanoparticles in aqueous medium in presence of polyethyleneimine (PEI). Quantum dots can be obtained by adding a pre-cooled aqueous Na2S solution to a pre-cooled aqueous CdCl2 solution dropwise in presence of PEI. Field flow fractionation in combination with TEM experiments show a time dependent agglomeration of individual quantum dots from 1.6 nm up to 3.2 nm in size. The hyperbranched PEI of moderate molar mass (>20000 g/mol) is an excellent polymer to prevent a further increase of the particle size. Therefore, stable fluorescent PEI-capped CdS quantum dots are available. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2013.12.019 SN - 0009-2614 SN - 1873-4448 VL - 592 SP - 114 EP - 119 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kosmella, Sabine A1 - Koetz, Joachim T1 - Polymer-modified w/o microemulsions - with tunable droplet-droplet interactions JF - Current opinion in colloid & interface science : current chemistry N2 - Water soluble polymers can be incorporated into reverse microemulsion droplets without leaving the isotropic phase region. When the polymer is attached to the surfactant film the bending elasticity is changed, and droplet-droplet interactions are influenced. Different methods are available for studying the droplet-droplet interactions in more detail, e.g. SANS. SAXS and DLS. Conductometric measurements are very useful for detecting exchange processes between the droplets. In presence of polyampholytes a pH dependent tuning of the membrane properties becomes possible, experimentally detectable by conductometry. KW - Reverse microemulsions KW - droplet-droplet interactions KW - film tuning KW - polymer-modification Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2012.06.004 SN - 1359-0294 VL - 17 IS - 5 SP - 261 EP - 265 PB - Elsevier CY - London ER -