Conditions for Shake-Gel Formation: The Relationship between the Size of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) and the Distance between Silica Particles
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Some Notes from Previous Findings on the Shake-Gel Formation of Silica-PEO Suspensions
3.2. State Diagram of Silica-PEO Suspensions Consisting of Different PEO Molecular Weights
3.3. State Diagram of Silica-PEO Suspensions under Different Silica Concentrations
3.4. The Gelation of a Silica-PEO Suspension Due to the Relationship between PEO Molecular Weight and Silica Concentration
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Huang, Y.; Sato, S.; Kobayashi, M. Conditions for Shake-Gel Formation: The Relationship between the Size of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) and the Distance between Silica Particles. Molecules 2022, 27, 7770. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27227770
Huang Y, Sato S, Kobayashi M. Conditions for Shake-Gel Formation: The Relationship between the Size of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) and the Distance between Silica Particles. Molecules. 2022; 27(22):7770. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27227770
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Yi, Shunsuke Sato, and Motoyoshi Kobayashi. 2022. "Conditions for Shake-Gel Formation: The Relationship between the Size of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) and the Distance between Silica Particles" Molecules 27, no. 22: 7770. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27227770
APA StyleHuang, Y., Sato, S., & Kobayashi, M. (2022). Conditions for Shake-Gel Formation: The Relationship between the Size of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) and the Distance between Silica Particles. Molecules, 27(22), 7770. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27227770