Exceptional Properties of Semi-dilute Solutions of Nanoparticle Laden Polymers in Water

D. D. JOSEPH* AND J. WANG**

(January 2005)

• Tubeless siphon of a 0.5 wt% MW 4×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with and without nanoparticles (photos)
• Tubeless siphon of a 1.0 wt% MW 8×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with and without 850µm resin particles (photos)
• Open siphon of a 0.5wt% MW 8×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with 2wt% 10-20nm silica particles (photos)
• Open siphon of a 0.5wt% MW 8×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with 2wt% 45-60nm silica particles (photos)
• Experiment for the suction of oil or oil-Elastol mixture laden with or without particles (photos)



• Tubeless siphon of a 0.5 wt% MW 4×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with and without nanoparticles (movies)
• Tubeless siphon of a 1.0 wt% MW 8×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with and without 850µm resin particles (movies)
• Open siphon of a 0.5wt% MW 8×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with 0.5-2 wt% 10-20nm/45-60nm silica particles (movies)
• Cleaning of an aluminum substrate using the 0.5 wt% MW 4×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with 1% nanoparticles (movies)
• Cleanup properties of high molecular weight polymeric solutions laden with particles (movies)
• Cleaning properties of viscoelastic liquid with low/high concentration of particles in tubeless Siphon (photos in sequence & movies)



• Die swell of 0.5 wt% MW 4×10⁶ g/mol PEO solution laden with 2.34 wt% 10-20nm silica nanoparticles (photos and movies)



• Rod Climbing of TBP-based PBMA and PSBMA solutions (PBMA-350, PBMA-750, PSBMA-350, PSBMA-700) (photos and movies)
• Rod Climbing of 0.5 wt% MW 4×10⁶ and MW 8×10⁶ PEO solutions laden with 2.0 wt% 10-20nm silica nanoparticles (photos and movies)

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Prior literature on particle laden tubeless siphons and nano particle laden tubeless & open siphons