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Capillary force in adhesive contact between hydrogel microspheres

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Liu, Lidong and Liu, Kuo-Kang (2021) Capillary force in adhesive contact between hydrogel microspheres. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 611 . 125828. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125828 ISSN 0927-7757.

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Abstract

The paper reports an experimental study of the adhesive contact between liquid-bridged hydrogel microparticles. A novel nanomechanical tester has been developed to measure both the force-approach curves at sub-micro resolutions as well as the side-view images between two agarose spheres during pull-off. Meanwhile, the JKR theory has been extended to quantify the work of adhesion at the solid-liquid-vapor interface and Young’s modulus of the particles based on the measured parameters. Our research findings show the work of adhesion is independent of the separation speed and, by contrast, Young’s modulus exhibits a linear increase. Our study also demonstrates that JKR reconciles with the generalized Hertz theory, which takes capillary force into account for soft microspheres in a relationship that the work of adhesion is equal to twice the surface tension of water. These new findings are essential for developing techniques to quantitatively characterize capillary adhesion of soft particulate materials and potentially to improve the material performance in their applications.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QD Chemistry
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Adhesion, Nanogels, Contact mechanics, Viscoelasticity
Journal or Publication Title: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0927-7757
Official Date: 20 February 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
20 February 2021Published
4 November 2020Available
26 October 2020Accepted
Volume: 611
Article Number: 125828
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125828
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 9 November 2020
Date of first compliant Open Access: 4 November 2021
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
PRG-2012-738Leverhulme Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000275

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