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Diffusiophoresis of latex driven by anionic nanoparticles and their counterions.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Rees-Zimmerman, Clare R 
Chan, Derek HH 
Armes, Steven P 
Routh, Alexander F 

Abstract

HYPOTHESIS: Diffusiophoresis of colloidal latex particles has been reported for molecular anions and cations of comparable size. In the present study, this phenomenon is observed for two types of charged colloids acting as multivalent electrolyte: (i) anionic charge-stabilised silica nanoparticles or (ii) minimally-charged sterically-stabilised diblock copolymer nanoparticles. EXPERIMENTS: Using a Hele-Shaw cell, a thin layer of relatively large latex particles is established within a sharp concentration gradient of nanoparticles by sequential filling with water, latex particles and nanoparticles. Asymmetric diffusion is observed, which provides strong evidence for diffusiophoresis. Quantification involves turbidity measurements from backlit images. FINDINGS: The latex particles diffuse across a concentration gradient of charged nanoparticles and the latex concentration front scales approximately with time1/2. Moreover, the latex particle flux is inversely proportional to the concentration of background salt, confirming electrostatically-driven motion. These observations are consistent with theory recently developed to account for diffusiophoretic motion driven by multivalent ions.

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Colloidal hydrodynamics, Diblock copolymer nanoparticles, Diffusiophoresis, Hele-Shaw cell, Multivalent electrolytes, Silica nanoparticles

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J Colloid Interface Sci

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0021-9797
1095-7103

Volume Title

649

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Elsevier BV