Rheology
Rheology is the study of the flow of liquids and soft solids like mud or blood.[1] Rheo means flow in Greek.
Rheology Media
- Cellulose strand.svg
Linear structure of cellulose — the most common component of all organic plant life on Earth. * Note the evidence of hydrogen bonding which increases the viscosity at any temperature and pressure. This is an effect similar to that of polymer crosslinking, but less pronounced.
- Sol-gel silicate bonds.svg
Polymerization process of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and water to form amorphous hydrated silica particles (Si-OH) can be monitored rheologically by a number of different methods.
Related pages
Other websites
- What's Rheology? Archived 2013-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Rheology Society
References
- ↑ Schowalter W.R. 1978. Mechanics of non-Newtonian fluids. Oxford: Pergamon. ISBN 0-08-021778-8
