Concentration dependence of the low-shear viscosity of polyelectrolyte micro-networks: From hard spheres to soft microgels

被引:101
作者
Borrega, R
Cloitre, M
Betremieux, I
Ernst, B
Leibler, L
机构
[1] CNRS Elf Atochem, UMR, F-92303 Levallois, France
[2] Elf Atochem, F-27470 Serquigny, France
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 47卷 / 06期
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D O I
10.1209/epl/i1999-00451-1
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The low-shear viscosity of polyelectrolyte microgels is studied as a function of concentration, crosslink density and ionic strength. The variation of the viscosity with volume fraction is very similar to that found in hard-sphere colloidal suspensions. In salt-free dispersions, osmotic effects are responsible for the de-swelling of microgels at high polymer concentration. This "softening" effect modifies the viscosity near the overlap concentration.
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页码:729 / 735
页数:7
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