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Protection of colloidal suspensions with random poly(vinyl acetate) copolymers

  • W. Li
  • , D. Gersappe
  • , G. H. Ko
  • , M. Asahi
  • , Y. Takashima
  • , T. Morimoto
  • Stony Brook University
  • MC-RIC
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation

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Abstract

We present experimental and self-consistent field (SCF) modeling results on partially hydrolyzed poly-(vinyl acetate) (PVA) chains adsorbed on poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) latex particles to determine the relationship between the structure of PVA and the steric force between the colloidal particles with adsorbed PVA. By measuring the surface pressure - area isotherms for a PVA-coated PVC latex monolayer at the air/water interface with the Langmuir - Blodgett surface balance, we found that both an increase in chain length and a decrease in degree of hydrolysis increase the repulsive energy between colloidal particles. Surface pressure - area isotherms also reveal that temperatures ranging from 20 to 50 °C have little effect on the repulsive energy between the colloidal particles. We also used this method to analyze the effect of PVA mixtures on colloidal stability. SCF modeling was used to analyze our experimental results. Our results showed excellent agreement between the SCF modeling results and the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3871-3876
Number of pages6
JournalLangmuir
Volume17
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 26 2001

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