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Polymers 2011, 3, 928-941; doi:10.3390/polym3020928 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Communication Physical and Chemical Characterization of Poly(hexamethylene biguanide) Hydrochloride Gustavo F. de Paula 1, Germano I. Netto 2 and Luiz Henrique C. Mattoso 3,* 1 Materials Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-205, São Carlos, Brazil; E-Mail: gustavo@.br 2 Chemistry Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-205, São Carlos, Brazil; E-Mail: neto_inacio@ 3 EMBRAPA Instrumentação, Rua Quinze de Novembro, 1452, 13521-206, São Carlos, Brazil * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: mattoso@cnpdia.embrapa.br; Tel.: +55-16-2107-2800; Fax: +55-16-2107-2904. Received: 15 March 2011; in revised form: 29 April 2011 / Accepted: 30 May 2011 / Published: 1 June 2011 Abstract: We present the characterization of commercially available Poly(hexamethylene biguanide) hydrochloride (PHMB), a polymer with biocidal activity and several interesting properties that make this material suitable as a building block for supramolecular chemistry and ―smart‖ materials. We studied polymer structure in water solution by dynamic light scattering, surface tension and capacitance spectroscopy. It shows typical surfactant behavior due to amphiphilic structure and low molecular weight. Spectroscopic (UV/Vis, FT-NIR) and thermal characterization (differential scanning calorimetry, DSC, and thermogravimetric analysis, TGA) were perfor