Weak Gel Behaviour of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Borax Aqueous Solutions

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-179

  Lin, Hsiu Li ^a   Liu, Wen Horng ^a   Shen, Kun Sheng ^a   Yu, T Leon ^a   Cheng, Chien Horng ^b  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Borax; Fractal dimension; Light scattering; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; GELS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; SOLUTIONS; VISCOELASTICITY;

RELAXATION MODES;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

EID: 0142258069     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026060630998     Document Type: Article

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