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Rheology of transient networks containing hydrophobically modified cellulose, anionic surfactant and colloidal silica: role of selective adsorption

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Rheology and adsorption studies are performed on a model multicomponent system of hydrophobically modified cellulose (hmHEC), anionic surfactant (SDS), and negatively charged silica. Optical reflectometry measurements on silica quantify the total adsorbed mass from polymer-surfactant mixtures and indicate that the adsorption is irreversible. Linear and nonlinear rheological measurements show that the addition of colloidal silica to polymer-surfactant mixtures leads to complex and unexpected changes in behavior that cannot be explained simply as depletion of the bulk solution via adsorption to the colloidal surface. Instead, the combination of rheology and adsorption measurements indicates that the colloidal silica becomes an integral part of the transient network shifting the dynamics of the system.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Steve Garoff for fruitful discussions and Talat Algusane for his help with the rheological measurements. Acknowledgement is made to the donors of The Petroleum Research Fund, administered by the American Chemical Society, for partial support of this research. This work was also supported by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, the National Science Foundation (CTS-9623849) and (CTS 9871110), and a gift from the PPG Industries Foundation.

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    K. Derek Berglund, My T. Truong, Todd M. Przybycien, Robert D. Tilton & Lynn M. Walker

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Berglund, K.D., Truong, M.T., Przybycien, T.M. et al. Rheology of transient networks containing hydrophobically modified cellulose, anionic surfactant and colloidal silica: role of selective adsorption. Rheol Acta 43, 50–61 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-003-0319-6

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