Wetting and transport on swellable, immobilized polymer brushes and polymer networks (A05)

• Subject Area: Experimental and Theoretical Physics of Polymers
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 265191195

The project investigates the relationships between wetting and transport on swellable polymer surfaces in order to derive corresponding models on the basis of fundamental understanding. In funding period 3, it is planned to increase the complexity of the fluid systems to be investigated (water-ethanol and water-glycerol mixtures). In the new Annular Gap Rise setup of the guiding configuration immersion body, swellable films are to be applied to the immersion cylinders and their behavior characterized In addition, the existing rotational setup will be used to measure the capillary force with which liquids penetrate swellable polymer networks.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1194: Interaction between Transport and Wetting Processes
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Markus Biesalski