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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Rheologica acta 35 (1996), S. 458-469 
    ISSN: 1435-1528
    Keywords: Interfacial tension ; high viscosity ; high molecular weight ; large viscosity ratios ; poly(methyl methacrylate) ; polystyrene ; imbedded disk
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: Abstract A method for measuring interfacial tension of high viscosity polymer melts at elevated temperatures is described. The method involves the tracking of the shape evolution of a disk of one material imbedded in a second one. This makes it possible to determine the interfacial tension over a relatively short time period. The technique of preparing the samples makes it possible to measure on practically any combination of polymer melts without restrictions on viscosities and melting temperature, as long as one of the materials is transparent in the molten state. The retraction of the disk is observed by using a microscope with a high resolution video camera. The camera is connected to a video frame grabber in a personal computer which is programmed to collect images with preselected time intervals. Data of the retraction is acquired by using an image analysis software, measuring the average radius of the disk. The driving force for the shape evolution is interfacial tension and it is balanced by viscous forces. The analysis of the retraction process is done analytically with a simplified one-dimensional model. The model has been compared to experiments with the system PS/PMMA at 210 °C, covering viscosity ratios over a range of six decades and five different molecular weight values of PS. It is shown that interfacial tension can be determined over the whole range and a value of 1.1±0.2 mN/m was obtained for all samples.
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