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The bacteriofage fd (a polymer with negative surface charge) is itself approximately rod-shaped. The researchers coat the bacteriofage fd with the polymer PNIPAN to give the particle-particle interactions a temperature dependence. The temperature dependence of solubility of PNIPAM and bacteriofage fd are different. | The bacteriofage fd (a polymer with negative surface charge) is itself approximately rod-shaped. The researchers coat the bacteriofage fd with the polymer PNIPAN to give the particle-particle interactions a temperature dependence. The temperature dependence of solubility of PNIPAM and bacteriofage fd are different. | ||
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| + | The researchers compared two samples: a) a low concentration of rod-like particles (9.6 mg/ml) which is isotropic, and b) a higher concentration of rod-like particles (21 mg/ml) which has nematic structure. Both solutions have an ionic strength of 144mM. | ||
-salt and temperature varied -20 degrees to 200 degrees C | -salt and temperature varied -20 degrees to 200 degrees C | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 4 November 2009
Overview
- [1] Huang, F., Rotstein, R., Fraden, S., Kasza, K., & Flynn, N. Soft Matter. 5, 2766-2771 (2009).
- Keywords: Isotropic, Nematic, Viscoelastic, Sol-Gel Transition, Colloidal Rods, Phase Transition
Summary
Huang, Rotstein, Fraden, Kasza, and Flynn study an aqueous solution of rod-shaped particles to look for transitions between isotropic, nematic, liquid, and gel states. For this experiment, Huang et al. create particles consisting of bacteriofage fd coated with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM). The researchers use both rheological measurements and light scattering measurements to characterize the solutions which do not agree with previous theory.
The bacteriofage fd (a polymer with negative surface charge) is itself approximately rod-shaped. The researchers coat the bacteriofage fd with the polymer PNIPAN to give the particle-particle interactions a temperature dependence. The temperature dependence of solubility of PNIPAM and bacteriofage fd are different.
Debye Length
The researchers compared two samples: a) a low concentration of rod-like particles (9.6 mg/ml) which is isotropic, and b) a higher concentration of rod-like particles (21 mg/ml) which has nematic structure. Both solutions have an ionic strength of 144mM.
-salt and temperature varied -20 degrees to 200 degrees C -debye length -sol-gel transition -comparison to predictions
Soft Matter Details
Experimental Methods:
Dynamic Light Scattering
Rheology
Phase Behavior:
Open Questions/Ongoing Research:
