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Role of droplet bridging on the stability of particle-containing immiscible polymer blends

Authors: Esmaeel Moghimi, Fatemeh Goharpey, Reza Foudazi

Published in: Rheologica Acta | Issue 2/2014

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The effect of micron-sized hydrophobic calcium carbonate particles on the stabilization of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/polyisobutylene (PIB) immiscible model blends is investigated in this study. The analytical splitting of bulk and liquid–liquid interface contributions from the droplet bridging one is successfully performed due to the negligible contribution of hydrophobic microparticles to the bulk rheology of phases. The presence of particles at the fluid–fluid interface is supported by wetting parameter calculation and verified by optical microscopy observations. Moreover, direct visualizations shows that particles are able to form clusters of droplets by simultaneously adsorbing at two fluid–fluid interfaces and glue-dispersed droplets together, probably due to the patchy interactions induced by heterogeneous distribution of particles along the interface. Rheological studies show that the flow-induced coalescence is slowed down upon addition of particles and almost suppressed with the addition of 4 wt% particles. The linear viscoelastic response is modeled to estimate interfacial tension by considering the contribution of particle-induced droplet aggregation in addition to bulk and droplet deformation ones. From linear and nonlinear viscoelastic responses, the improved stability of filled polymer blends is attributed to the interfacial rheology and/or the bridged structure of droplets, even though the interfacial area is not fully covered by particles. Furthermore, Doi–Ohta scaling relations are investigated by employing stress growth response upon step-up of shear flow.

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Title: Role of droplet bridging on the stability of particle-containing immiscible polymer blends
Authors: Esmaeel Moghimi
Fatemeh Goharpey
Reza Foudazi
Publication date: 01-02-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Rheologica Acta / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0035-4511
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1528
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-013-0752-0

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