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Steady and Oscillatory Shear Flow Behavior of Different Polysaccharides with Laponite®

ABSTRACT: The rheological behavior, in terms of steady and oscillatory shear flow, of Laponite® with different polysaccharides (alginate, chitosan, xanthan gum and levan) in salt-free solutions was studied. Results showed that a higher polymer concentration increased the zero-rate viscosity and decreased the critical strain rate (Cross model fit) as well as increasing the elastic and viscous moduli. Those properties (zero-rate viscosity and critical strain rate) can be a suitable indicator of the effect of the Laponite® on the shear flow behavior for the different solutions. Specifically, the effect of the Laponite® predominates for solutions with large critical strain rate and low zero-rate viscosity, modifying significantly the previous parameters and even the yield stress (if existing). On the other hand, larger higher polymeric concentration hinders the formation of the platelet structure, and polymer entanglement becomes predominant. Furthermore, the addition of high concentrations of Laponite® increases the elastic nature, but without modifying the typical mechanical spectra for polymeric solutions. Finally, Laponite® was added to (previously crosslinked) gels of alginate and chitosan, obtaining different results depending on the material. These results highlight the possibility of predicting qualitatively the impact of the Laponite® on different polymeric solutions depending on the solutions properties.

SUBMITTER: Blanco-Lopez M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8004235 | biostudies-literature |

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