Abstract
Depletion-induced phase separation in mixtures of charged silica particles and nonadsorbing polymer near theta conditions (polystyrene in dimethylformamide) was studied. The colloid polymer size ratio q was varied through the particle size and the electrical double layer thickness (kappa(-1)) through addition of lithium chloride (LiCl). The dependence of the phase boundaries, and the nature of the separated phases, on q and kappa is reported and is found to be in good agreement with recent theoretical predictions (Gogelein, C.; Tuinier, R. Eur. Phys. J., E 2008, 27, 171-184).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9397-9402 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Langmuir |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jun 2010 |