Fluorescence techniques reveal void closure kinetics in high-T latex films, indicating the influence of viscosity on film formation.
Void closure process due to viscous flow was studied during film formation from high-T latex particles. Steady-state fluorescence and photon transmission techniques were used to probe the evolution of optical clarity during film formation. The latex films were prepared from pyrene (P)-labeled poly(methyl methacrylate) particles and annealed in 10-min time intervals above glass transition temperature. Fluorescence intensity from P was measured after each annealing step. A relation for void closure time versus fluorescence intensity was derived, using the Vogel—Fulcher equation. Viscosity constant B was measured from the above relation and found to be as 11 × 103 K.
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