Impact of diblock copolymers on droplet coalescence, emulsification, and aggregation in immiscible homopolymer blends

Using rheo-optical techniques, we investigated the impact of interfacial wetting of symmetric diblock copolymers (BCPs) on the coalescence and aggregation of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) droplets in immiscible polyethylene-propylene (PEP) homopolymers. Anionic polymerization was used to synthesize we...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 28(2012), 5 vom: 07. Feb., Seite 2347-56
1. Verfasser: Fowler, Jeremy N (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Saito, Tonomori, Gao, Renlong, Fried, Eric S, Long, Timothy E, Green, David L
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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520 |a Using rheo-optical techniques, we investigated the impact of interfacial wetting of symmetric diblock copolymers (BCPs) on the coalescence and aggregation of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) droplets in immiscible polyethylene-propylene (PEP) homopolymers. Anionic polymerization was used to synthesize well-defined matrix homopolymers and symmetric 16 kg/mol-to-16 kg/mol PDMS-b-PEP diblock copolymers with low polydispersity (PDI ≈ 1.02) as characterized with size exclusion chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Blends were formulated to match the viscosities between the droplets and the matrix. Moreover, molecular weights of these components were varied to ensure that the inner block of the copolymer inside the droplet was collapsed and dry, whereas the outer block of the copolymer outside of the droplet was stretched and wet. Droplet breakup and coalescence as well as interfacial tensions were measured using rheo-optical experiments with Linkam shearing stage and an optical microscope. Subsequent to droplet breakup at high shear rates, we found that the BCPs mitigated shear-induced coalescence at lower shear rates. Based on surface tension measurements, the stretching of the BCP increased in lower molecular weight matrices, causing the droplet surface to saturate at lower coverage in line with theoretical predictions. Droplet aggregation was detected with further reductions in shear rate, which was attributed to the dewetting or the expulsion of the matrix from a saturated brush. Ultimately, the regions of droplet coalescence and aggregation were scaled by balancing the forces of shear with those due to the attraction between BCP-coated droplets 
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