Mechanical Properties and Structures of Clay-Polyelectrolyte Blend Hydrogels
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Conclusions
4. Experiments
4.1. Sample and Sample Preparation
4.2. Transmittance and pH Measurements
4.3. Compression and Tensile Measurements
4.4. Synchrotron Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Clay | pH | E/× 103 Pa | Transmittance/% |
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Sumecton (x = 5) | 9.95 | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 9.96 |
Laponite (x = 5) | 9.90 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 84.7 |
Sumecton (x = 10) | 9.92 | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 1.10 |
Laponite (x = 10) | 9.86 | 26 ± 7.3 | 60.7 |
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Takeno, H.; Nagai, S. Mechanical Properties and Structures of Clay-Polyelectrolyte Blend Hydrogels. Gels 2018, 4, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels4030071
Takeno H, Nagai S. Mechanical Properties and Structures of Clay-Polyelectrolyte Blend Hydrogels. Gels. 2018; 4(3):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels4030071
Chicago/Turabian StyleTakeno, Hiroyuki, and Shiori Nagai. 2018. "Mechanical Properties and Structures of Clay-Polyelectrolyte Blend Hydrogels" Gels 4, no. 3: 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels4030071