Deswelling behaviour of ionic microgel particles from low to ultra-high densities
(2018) In Soft Matter 14(20). p.4150-4159- Abstract
The swelling of ionic microgel particles is investigated at a wide range of concentrations using a combination of light, X-ray and neutron scattering techniques. We employ a zero-average contrast approach for small-angle neutron scattering experiments, which enables a direct determination of the form factor at high concentrations. The observed particle size initially decreases strongly with the particle concentration in the dilute regime but approaches a constant value at intermediate concentrations. This is followed by a further deswelling at high concentrations above particle overlap. Theory and experiments point at a pivotal contribution of dangling polymer ends to the strong variation in size of ionic microgels, which presents... (More)
The swelling of ionic microgel particles is investigated at a wide range of concentrations using a combination of light, X-ray and neutron scattering techniques. We employ a zero-average contrast approach for small-angle neutron scattering experiments, which enables a direct determination of the form factor at high concentrations. The observed particle size initially decreases strongly with the particle concentration in the dilute regime but approaches a constant value at intermediate concentrations. This is followed by a further deswelling at high concentrations above particle overlap. Theory and experiments point at a pivotal contribution of dangling polymer ends to the strong variation in size of ionic microgels, which presents itself mainly through the hydrodynamics properties of the system.
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- author
- Nöjd, Sofi LU ; Holmqvist, Peter LU ; Boon, Niels LU ; Obiols-Rabasa, Marc LU ; Mohanty, Priti S. LU ; Schweins, Ralf and Schurtenberger, Peter LU
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- publishing date
- 2018-01-01
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- Soft Matter
- volume
- 14
- issue
- 20
- pages
- 10 pages
- publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
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- pmid:29744516
- scopus:85047491901
- ISSN
- 1744-683X
- DOI
- 10.1039/c8sm00390d
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 35927932-5e1d-4d4d-a91a-61b8a02c1c28
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