The influence of polymer structure and morphology on talc wettability
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2006
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Kaggwa, G.B.N.
Huynh, L.V.
Ralston, J.
Bremmell, K.E.
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Langmuir, 2006; 22(7):3221-3227
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Advancing water contact angles were measured on freshly cleaved talc faces as well as on talc particles. The intrinsic hydrophobicity of talc was shown to be due to the dominance of the apolar components of the work of adhesion. Polyacrylamides and polysaccharides adsorb onto the surface of talc, displaying strikingly different morphologies. Adsorbed amount, apparent layer thickness, and polymer structure control talc wettability.
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