Gelation under stress: impact of shear flow on the formation and mechanical properties of methylcellulose hydrogels.
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DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01711j
Abstract: We demonstrate that small unidirectional applied-stresses during temperature-induced gelation dramatically change the gel temperature and the resulting mechanical properties and structure of aqueous methylcellulose (MC), a material that forms a brittle gel with a fibrillar… read more here.
Keywords: stress impact; stress; gelation; gelation stress ... See more keywords