The role of crosslinking density in surface stress and surface energy of soft solids
Weiwei Zhao, Jianhui Zhou, Haitao Hu, Chang Xu, Qin Xu
Abstract
Surface stress and surface energy are two fundamental parameters that determine the surface properties of any material. We show experimentally that the two material parameters vary with crosslinking density in different ways for soft polymeric gels.
Topics & Concepts
Surface stressMaterials scienceSurface energyWettingRheologySurface (topology)Stress (linguistics)Percolation (cognitive psychology)Work (physics)Soft matterSpecific surface energyPolymerSiliconeModulusComposite materialChemical physicsThermodynamicsChemistryPhysical chemistryPhysicsMathematicsBiologyGeometryColloidNeuroscienceLinguisticsPhilosophyPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions