Comparing colloidal phase separation induced by linear polymer and by microgel particles

Soft Matter

Volumn 7, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 10345-10352

  Bayliss, K ^a   Van Duijneveldt, J S ^a   Faers, M A ^b   Vermeer, A W P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY HARD SPHERES; COLLOID-POLYMER MIXTURE; DEPLETION ATTRACTION; DEPLETION INTERACTIONS; FLUID-FLUID BINODAL; GEL STATE; HARD SPHERES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; JAMMED STATE; LINEAR POLYMERS; MICRO-GELS; MICROGEL; MICROGEL PARTICLES; OUTER LAYER; POLYSTYRENE LATEX SPHERES; POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; SIZE RATIO;

BINARY MIXTURES; BRUSHES; COAGULATION; FLUIDS; GELATION; GELS; JAMMING; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SPHERES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 80055025078     PISSN: 1744683X     EISSN: 17446848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1sm05917c     Document Type: Article

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