Polymer shells by the droplet method

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Vac. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.570900· OSTI ID:6496891

Kool, L B; Nolen, R L; Sherwood, K W

An acoustically modulated fluid jet (AMFJ) is used to generate a stream of identical droplets of a polymer solution by the breakup of a column of polymer solution resulting from Rayleigh jet instabilities. Selected droplets from this stream are then charged and deflected by an electric field into a vertical furnace. As the solvent evaporates, a polymer bubble is formed which hardens into a shell by the time it reaches the bottom of the furnace. By varying the polymer, solvent, temperature, and droplet size, we have been able to make polymer shells with a wide range of selected diameters and aspect ratios. Using an AMFJ, we have produced various polymer shells with narrow distributions of diameters.

• Research Organization: KMS Fusion, Inc., P.O. Box 1567, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC08-78DP40030
• OSTI ID: 6496891
• Journal Information: J. Vac. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 18:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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