Term: polymer surfactant
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07192

Definition:
Polymer that lowers the surface tension of the medium in which it is dissolved, or the interfacial tension with another phase, or both.

Related Terms:
1) surfactant (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06194).
2) interfacial tension (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03088).

Source: PAC, 2004, 76, 889. 'Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 903 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476040889)

Citation: 'polymer surfactant' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07192

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