Shear thinning and thixotropy of HMHEC and HEC water solutions

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1445-1457

  Maestro, A ^a   Gonzalez C ^a   Gutierrez J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICELLES; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WATER;

SHEAR THINNING;

CELLULOSE;

EID: 0036869943     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1516789     Document Type: Article

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