ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Quasi-elastic light scattering (QELS) spectroscopy was for the first time used to measure the mutual diffusion coefficient Dm of titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles of 0,37 μm and 0,31 μm diameters in a poly(ethylene oxide) melt (weight-average mol. wt. 7 500) between 85 °C and 160 °C. Dm exhibits a strong dependence on the temperature. The effective shear imposed by diffusing particles on the polymer melt was estimated through a comparison of the viscosity obtained by a cone-and-plate viscometer with the microviscosity calculated from the diffusion coefficients and hydrodynamic radii of the particles through the Stokes-Einstein equation. The rate of shear found was ≥ 104 · s-1.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1986.021870516
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