Rheological characteristics of gelation

• Main Author: Lim, Lin Luan.
• Other Authors: Lam Yee Cheong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Organic/Polymer electronics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40641
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hydrogels have become increasingly important in various areas such as pharmaceutical, biological and food industry. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose hydrogels are thermally reversible physical hydrogels that are widely used in recent years. The gelation process is initiated by the change of temperature...