I am currently trying to produce a dispersion of a biopolymer in water. For this, I first dissolve the polymer in an organic solvent that I then add to an aqueous phase with surfactants (up to 2%). During the homogenization, the solution seems homogeneous but upon evaporation under magnetic agitation, clumps tend to form. I have tried PVA, and Tween 80 at different concentration but similar results tend to happen.
Any suggestions on how to prevent this?
Try to add a polar solvent such as ethanol to the solution with agitation it could be precipitate polymer
Hi Jamal Babawati ,
Thank you for you answer.
I am trying to prevent precipitation or at least slow down this process and would like to keep the particles in suspension as long as possible.
Apologies if the description was not clear enough
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