Structural and mechanical properties of composite hydrogels composed of clay and a polyelectrolyte prepared by mixing

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 291, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1393-1399

  Takeno, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakamura, Wataru ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clay; Composite hydrogel; Polyelectrolyte; Small angle X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE HYDROGELS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MECHANICAL TOUGHNESS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SODIUM POLYACRYLATES; STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SWELLING PROPERTIES; SYNCHROTRON SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERINGS;

CLAY; DISPERSIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; POLYELECTROLYTES; X RAY SCATTERING;

HYDROGELS;

DISPERSANT; POLYACRYLATE SODIUM; POLYELECTROLYTE; PYROPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLAY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878813210     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-012-2871-z     Document Type: Article

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