Suppression of wetting-induced percolation-to-droplet transition in near-critical polymer blend films by nanoparticles.

Jiang, Xiaolian; Xi, Shuting; Xia, Tian; Kong, Miqiu; Yang, Qi; Li, Guangxian; Huang, Yajiang · Soft Matter · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A new kind of percolation-to-droplet transition (PDT) caused by selective wetting was identified in near-critical polymer blend films. Nanoscale particles proved to possess superior ability in suppressing this morphological transition.