A Confocal Rheology Study of Network Stabilized Bicontinuous Emulsion Gels

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dc.contributor.advisorTrifkovic, Milana
dc.contributor.authorMalone, Rachel Alexis
dc.contributor.committeememberKaran, Kunal
dc.contributor.committeememberBryant, Steven L.
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T13:54:31Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T13:54:31Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-24
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, a new bicontinuous soft material was discovered. Bicontinuous intraphase jammed emulsion gels (bipjels) were formed from critical mixtures of water and 2,6-lutidine and were stabilized with commercially produced alumina coated silica nanoparticles. Using a novel confocal rheology platform, the microstructure and rheological properties of the bipjels were simultaneously studied and provided key insights into the morphology and stability of the new materials during their formation, aging, and cooling. Through varying the concentration of the nanoparticles and the initial mixing energy delivered to the bipjel mixtures, the final morphologies could be tuned. A curvature analysis was performed over the aging of the different biPjel samples showing traits of optimal hyperbolic surfaces. The bipjels did not lose their strength upon cooling and liquids remixing which bodes well for their future development as an advanced material. Bipjels represent a new gateway for understanding the role non-interfacially localized particles play in stabilizing non-equilibrium morphologies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMalone, R. A. (2018). A Confocal Rheology Study of Network Stabilized Bicontinuous Emulsion Gels (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32862en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32862
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107684
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectbijel
dc.subjectcocontinuous structures
dc.subjectconfocal rheology
dc.subjectcolloidal gel
dc.subjectspinodal decomposition
dc.subjectcurvature analysis
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Chemicalen_US
dc.subject.classificationMaterials Scienceen_US
dc.titleA Confocal Rheology Study of Network Stabilized Bicontinuous Emulsion Gels
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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