Abstract:In this research,
we studied the impact of material fusion as an
adhesion mechanism on the size and structure of fractal aggregates
formed during shear aggregation of fully destabilized polymer nanoparticles
(NPs). The nanoparticles have a core–shell structure, where
the core is composed of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and the shell
consists of a combination of PMMA and polybutyl acrylate (PBA). Due
to significantly different glass transition temperatures (T
g
’s) of these polymers,
the core acts as a ha… Show more
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