Measurement of the interfacial tension of demixed colloid-polymer suspensions

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1997

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Lekkerkerker, H.N.W.
Vliegenthart, G.A.

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Abstract

The interfacial tension of a demixed colloid-polymer mixture is measured using the spinning drop technique. For a demixed system of colloidal silica (diameter 20 nm) and polydimethylsiloxane ((Mw = 97000) in cyclohexane a value of 1.5 x 10-2 mN/m is obtained.

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Interfacial tension, demixed suspensions, colloid-polymer mixtures

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