Aging Effects on the Rheology of LC Solutions of Hydroxypropylcellulose
作者:
C.R. Leal,
M.H. Godinho,
A.F. Martins,
F. Fried,
期刊:
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
(Taylor Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 261,
issue 1
页码: 87-93
ISSN:1058-725X
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1080/10587259508033455
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
We apply the recently developed continuum theory of liquid crystalline polymers1to interpret the behavior of the shear viscosity η(γ.) and the first normal-stress difference N1(γ.) measured for liquid crystalline solutions (c = 37%, c > c*) of HPC (Aldrich, Mw= 100,000) in acetic acid (AA) with different ages: 1 day, 1 month and 2 years. η(γ.) and N1(γ.) were measured over four decades in γ. N1(γ.) is observed to change from positive to negative and again to positive, as the shear rate γ. increases. η(γ.) shows a small newtonian plateau at low shear rates and a strong shear-thinning at higher values of γ. The rate of decrease of η(γ.) in this region is not monotonous, as usual, but shows an “hesitation” similar to one previously observed in a different system2. The aging effect promotes a “depolymerization”3of HPC. This, in turn, should have a strong influence on the behavior of Nl(γ.) and η(γ.) which is indeed observed4. All these observations can be rationalized within the framework of the theory1.
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