The concentration dependence of the viscosity of polyvinyl alcohol in solutions of constant soap concentration is studied. At the soap concentration lower than its critical micelle concentration, the effect of soap on the viscosity of polyvinyl alcohol is very little. At the soap concentration near the critical micelle concentration, soap molecules are combined with the polymer, the latter behaving like a polyelectrolyte. At high soap concentration, the polymer behaves like a non-ionic polymer in a very good solvent.
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Nakagaki et al. (1958) studied this question.
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