Abstract
In this paper are presented structural parameters that influenced the metachromatic phenomenon induced by two maleic acid copolymers in form of sodium salts, as anionic partners. One is hydrophilic, namely the copolymer sodium maleate-vinyl acetate, (NaM-VA), and the other is a hydrophobic one, namely sodium maleate-styrene copolymer (NaM-S). The cationic dye was Methylene Blue. The correlations between UV-Vis spectrum data and those of spectral remission are also discussed. Keywords: maleic acid copolymers, Methylene Blue, metachromasy, Melana fiber, spectral remission, K/S values