| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 47, Number 6, September II 1999
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| Page(s) | 729 - 735 | |
| Section | Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1999-00451-1 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Concentration dependence of the low-shear viscosity of polyelectrolyte micro-networks: From hard spheres to soft microgels
1
Unité Mixte de Recherche CNRS-Elf Atochem 95 rue Danton, 92303 Levallois-Perret, France
2
Elf Atochem, Cerdato - 27470 Serquigny, France
Received:
2
December
1998
Accepted:
12
July
1999
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.
PACS: 83.70.Hq – Heterogeneous liquids: suspensions, dispersions, emulsions, pastes, slurries, foams, block copolymers, etc / 61.25.Hq – Macromolecular and polymer solutions; polymer melts; swelling / 82.70.Dd – Colloids
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