From thermally activated to viscosity controlled fracture of biopolymer hydrogels

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Baumberger, T ^a   Ronsin, O ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES NANOSCIENCES DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; GELATION; POLYMERS;

CRACK VELOCITIES; FRACTURE ENERGY MEASUREMENTS; GELATIN HYDROGELS; NON-COVALENT CROSS-LINKS; PULL OUTS; THERMALLY ACTIVATED; THERMOREVERSIBILITY; TOUGHENING EFFECTS; VISCOUS SOLVENTS;

HYDROGELS;

ALGINIC ACID; BIOPOLYMER; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; ELECTROLYTE; GELATIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; HYDROGEL; HYDROGEN BOND; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

ALGINATES; BIOPOLYMERS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELECTROLYTES; GELATIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROGELS; HYDROGEN BONDING; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY; WATER;

EID: 60349103869     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3078267     Document Type: Article

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