Adsorption of hydrophobic silica nanoparticles at the PDMS droplet-water interface
Adsorption of hydrophobic silica nanoparticles at the PDMS droplet-water interface
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DOI:
10.1021/la0347197
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发表时间:
2003-08
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影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
S. Simović;C. Prestidge
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作者:
S. Simović;C. Prestidge
The adsorption of hydrophobic silica nanoparticles at the poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) droplet−water interface has been investigated through particle adsorption isotherms, with complementary studies of the adsorbed layer structure by freeze-fracture SEM. The influences of pH and electrolyte concentration as well as droplet cross-linking (deformability) are reported. Adsorption isotherms for liquid droplets are sigmoidal, whereas those for cross-linked droplets are of “low affinity” or “affinity increase” type. The surface coverage reaches values that correspond to multiple close-packed layers and are significantly influenced by droplet cross-linking, conferring extensive interfacial penetration, as confirmed by SEM. Densely packed adsorbed particle layers with interfacial aggregation are observed over a wide range of solution conditions. Both liquid and cross-linked PDMS droplets show pH-dependent adsorption, in agreement with DLVO theory; this is in contrast to hydrophilic silica adsorption [Langmuir 20...