{"title":"Electric-field-induced aggregation in dilute colloidal suspensions","authors":"Paul M. Adriani, A. Gast","doi":"10.1039/DC9909000017","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Electric-field-induced chain formation in dilute, non-aqueous suspensions of sterically stabilized, 1 µm poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) latices are investigated. Optical microscopy and digital image analysis provide the chain-length distribution. We find that the particles carry a charge sufficient to inhibit field-induced aggregation. Equilibrium predictions of chain aggregation incorporating a screened Coulombic repulsion and field-induced dipole attraction agree well with experimental observations near the onset of aggregation; chain formation becomes diffusion limited above the threshold field strength.","PeriodicalId":12210,"journal":{"name":"Faraday Discussions of The Chemical Society","volume":"14 1","pages":"17-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"22","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Faraday Discussions of The Chemical Society","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1039/DC9909000017","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Electric-field-induced chain formation in dilute, non-aqueous suspensions of sterically stabilized, 1 µm poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) latices are investigated. Optical microscopy and digital image analysis provide the chain-length distribution. We find that the particles carry a charge sufficient to inhibit field-induced aggregation. Equilibrium predictions of chain aggregation incorporating a screened Coulombic repulsion and field-induced dipole attraction agree well with experimental observations near the onset of aggregation; chain formation becomes diffusion limited above the threshold field strength.