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PEG 400/Paraffin oil non‐aqueous emulsions stabilized by P But‐ Block ‐ P 2 VP block copolymers
Author(s) -
Atanase Leonard Ionut,
Riess Gérard
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.41390
Subject(s) - copolymer , emulsion , polymer chemistry , materials science , micelle , aqueous solution , peg ratio , aqueous two phase system , volume fraction , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , polymer , finance , engineering , economics
For the preparation of PEG 400 in paraffin oil non‐aqueous biocompatible emulsions, the stabilization efficiency was compared for two well‐defined poly(butadiene)‐ block ‐poly(2‐vinylpyridine) (PBut‐ block ‐P2VP) block copolymers, with similar molecular weights but different compositions. The PBut 128 ‐ block ‐P2VP 50 and PBut 189 ‐ block ‐P2VP 37 samples, designated as copolymer A and B, respectively, are self‐organized in paraffin oil as micelles with a P2VP core and a PBut corona. The PEG 400/paraffin oil emulsion characteristics were determined as a function of the copolymers concentrations and phase ratios. Higher static and shear stabilities were obtained for emulsions stabilized by copolymer B than for those obtained in the presence of copolymer A . A further difference concerns the droplet size, relative viscosity, and loss modulus values obtained at a given dispersed phase volume fraction. At constant copolymer concentrations, it appeared that copolymer B , with a longer PBut sequence, is a more efficient emulsifier and stabilizer than copolymer A . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132 , 41390.