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Rheology of Poly(ethylene oxide) Clay Solutions

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Author(s)

Sheng Lin-Gibson, G Schmidt, Jai A. Pathak, Charles C. Han

Abstract

Poly(ethylene oxide) and Laponite, a synthetic hectorite clay, form highly viscoelastic solutions in water. Above a certain clay concentration, these solutions can be described as physical crosslinked networks where clay platelets undergo equilibrium adsorption/desorption with polymer chains. Complex fluids such as these containing anisotropic clays have generated significant interests both in shear induced structural changes and in network dynamics. The interactions of polymer/clay solutions were characterized using dynamic rheology measurements and stress relaxation experiments.
Citation
Symposium on Polymers for Micro and Nanoelectronics
Volume
224
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

laponite, nanocomposites, PEO, relaxation, transient network
Building materials, Materials and Polymers

Citation

Lin-Gibson, S. , Schmidt, G. , Pathak, J. and Han, C. (2002), Rheology of Poly(ethylene oxide) Clay Solutions, Symposium on Polymers for Micro and Nanoelectronics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852010 (Accessed October 20, 2025)

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Created August 1, 2002, Updated February 19, 2017
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