Real-time observation of electrorheological fluids using synchrotron X-ray imaging

Seok Ho Yoon, Seung Kwon Seol, Jung Ho Je, Hun Sik Kim, Hyoung Jin Choi, Hyoung Joon Jin

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Abstract

Experiments performed using the novel technique of real-time microradiography with coherent X-rays provided clear experimental evidence of the "fibrilization" phenomenon of electrical conductive microspheres between a copper microelectrode (anode) and platinum plate (cathode) in electrorheological fluids under an applied voltage (about 2 kV/mm). The surface-conductive polymeric microspheres were prepared by the adsorption of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the surface of poly(methylmethacrylate) microspheres (6.5 μm). We also observed the process of MWCNT adsorption on the polymeric microspheres in the MWCNT dispersion containing surfactants and the assembly of MWCNTs-coated microspheres during their sedimentation in real-time by microradiography.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)557-561
Number of pages5
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume313-314
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors of this paper would like to thank the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) for sponsoring this research through the SRC/ERC Program of MOST/KOSEF (R11-2005-065).

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Electrorheological fluids
  • Microspheres
  • Nanocharacterization
  • Nanofabrication
  • Poly(methylmethancrylate)

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