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Spontaneous spreading of emulsions on solid surfaces: Morphology and dynamics

✍ Scribed by Jonathan E. Forester; Jorge M. Sunkel; John C. Berg

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 458 KB
Volume: 81
Category: Article
ISSN: 0021-8995
DOI: 10.1002/app.1615

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Abstract

The spontaneous spreading of emulsions of water dispersed in silicone oil onto glass surfaces is examined using differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy. Spreading occurs via a precursor film from which the emulsion droplets are excluded. The radius of the interline of the bulk drop is found to vary as (time)^1/10^, as is commonly observed for the spontaneous spreading of pure liquids. The spreading rate constant decreases linearly with the volume percent of the dispersed phase, but drops suddenly to zero at approximately 73% dispersed phase. The width and spreading rate of the precursor film also is found to decrease with dispersed phase concentration. A fingering type of instability is evident at the leading edge of the precursor film, yet has little effect on the spreading rate of either the precursor film or the droplet interline. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 1817–1825, 2001

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