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confirms the overlapping and interpenetration of adsorbed PEO chains. A schematic<br />

illustration of this carbon black hydrogel is shown in Figure 3.5.<br />

Table 3.3 Calculated separation distance between carbon black particles.<br />

Packing type<br />

Packing<br />

density<br />

Separation distance (nm)<br />

φsolids=0.40 φsolids=0.42 φsolids=0.44<br />

Face-centered cubic 0.7405 17.07 15.59 14.20<br />

Random close 0.634 12.43 11.02 9.70<br />

Simple cubic 0.5236 7.04 5.71 4.47<br />

Figure 3.5 Schematic illustration of carbon black hydro-gel network. The effect of HPMC<br />

is not depicted here. Presumably HPMC strengthens inter-linking between NP4070<br />

surfactant molecules and Pluronic F-127.<br />

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