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Wetting by simple room-temperature polymer melts: deviations from Newtonian behavior.

G K Seevaratnam1, L M Walker, E Ramé

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
|March 9, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Polymer melts like polyisobutylene (PIB) and polystyrene (PS) show different hydrodynamics near moving contact lines compared to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Weak elasticity in PIB and PS, not detected by standard rheometry, affects their dynamic wetting behavior.

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Area of Science:

  • Polymer Physics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Surface Science

Background:

  • Hydrodynamics near moving contact lines are crucial for understanding fluid behavior.
  • Standard rheological measurements may not capture all relevant fluid properties, especially for polymer melts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hydrodynamics near moving contact lines for polyisobutylene (PIB), polystyrene (PS), and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer melts.
  • To determine if Newtonian fluid models accurately describe the behavior of these polymer melts under dynamic wetting conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of fluid interface deformation for PIB, PS, and PDMS.
  • Utilizing a hydrodynamic model assuming Newtonian behavior for comparison.
  • Varying capillary numbers to observe changes in interface shape and deviations from the model.

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Main Results:

  • A Newtonian fluid model accurately describes polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) but fails for polyisobutylene (PIB) and polystyrene (PS).
  • Deviations from the Newtonian model increase with increasing capillary number for PIB and PS.
  • Standard rheometry did not detect the elasticity influencing PIB and PS wetting behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Weak elasticity in low molecular weight PIB and PS melts influences their wetting behavior.
  • Dynamic wetting is more sensitive to fluid elasticity than standard rheometric techniques.
  • The study highlights limitations of Newtonian assumptions in describing complex polymer melt dynamics.