Ink-Jet Printing of High-Molecular-Weight Polymers in Oil-in-Water Emulsions
| Autor: | Colin D. Bain, Ashley S. Johns |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Materials science Dispersity 02 engineering and technology Polymer Methyl benzoate 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Viscoelasticity 0104 chemical sciences Surface tension chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Chemical engineering Oil droplet Polymer chemistry Emulsion General Materials Science Polystyrene 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2017, Vol.9(27), pp.22918-22926 [Peer Reviewed Journal] |
| ISSN: | 1944-8252 |
| Popis: | Ink-jet printing of high-molecular-weight polymers is inhibited by the extensional elasticity of the polymer chains. This article describes how emulsions can be used to print high-molecular-weight polymers at much higher concentrations than is possible in a binary solution. The polymers are dissolved in the dispersed phase of an oil-in-water emulsion. The surface tension of the oil–water interface opposes deformation of the oil droplets during ejection from the nozzle and leads to the extensional strain occurring in the polymer-free continuous phase. We show that a solution of polystyrene (PS) (Mn = 419 kDa, polydispersity index = 1.21) can be printed at an overall concentration of 3.8 wt % in a sodium dodecyl sulfate-stabilized emulsion of methyl benzoate in water, an order of magnitude higher in concentration than previously reported for PS dissolved in binary solutions [Hoath, S. D., Harlen, O. G., and Hutchings, I. M. J. Rheol. 2012, 56 (5), 1109–1127]. Factors influencing the formulation of emulsions for ink-jet printing of polymers are discussed. |
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