Interplay between gelation and phase separation in aqueous solutions of methylcellulose and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 28, 2012, Pages 10551-10557

  Fairclough, J Patrick A ^a   Yu, Hao ^a   Kelly, Oscar ^a   Ryan, Anthony J ^a   Sammler, Robert L ^b   Radler, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICONTINUOUS STRUCTURES; HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE; MACROPOROUS STRUCTURES; METHYLCELLULOSE; STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL GAP; THERMALLY INDUCED; VISCOELASTIC PHASE SEPARATION;

ELASTIC MODULI; GELATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; METHYLCELLULOSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

GELS; METHYLCELLULOSE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 84863887818     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la300971r     Document Type: Article

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