Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2007-09-18
Colloid and Polymer Science, Vol. 286, No. 5. (May 2008), pp. 603-609
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
16 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
10.1007/s00396-008-1838-6
Acrylic acid (AA) is a monomer commonly employed in emulsion polymerization to provide electrostatic colloidal stability and improve specific film performance. The addition of AA not only modifies the kinetics of the polymerization, but also it takes part in the interaction between colloidal particles, which has a strong influence on their packing and consequent latex film properties. In this contribution a theoretical modeling of the latex film formation is presented and compared to experimental results: water vapor permeability and latex film capacitance are studied as a function of AA content. It has been shown that water uptake is mainly affected by film morphology which in turn is defined by intercolloidal interaction and drying rate.
Duda Yurko
Reyes-Mercado Yuri
Rodriguez-Gomez Francisco J.
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