Methylcellulose, a cellulose derivative with original physical properties and extended applications

Polymers

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 777-803

  Nasatto, Pauline L ^a,b   Pignon, Frédéric ^b,c   Silveira, Joana L M ^a   Duarte, Maria Eugênia R ^a   Noseda, Miguel D ^a   Rinaudo, Marguerite ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Biomaterials Applications   (France)

Author keywords

Applications; Cellulose derivative; Characterization; Methylcellulose (MC); Rheological properties; Synthesis; Thermogelation

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; APPLICATIONS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; GELATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ADSORPTION AT INTERFACES; DEGREE OF METHYLATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS CONDITIONS; METHYLCELLULOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE(NMR); POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; THERMOGELATION;

PHASE INTERFACES;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; GELATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 84930655264     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym7050777     Document Type: Review

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