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Correction to: Zein–Laponite® nanocomposites with improved mechanical, thermal and barrier properties
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A review on tough and sticky hydrogels
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The technological need for new and better soft materials as well as the drive for new knowledge and fundamental understanding has led to significant advances in the field of nanocomposite gels. A variety of co...
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Rheology and flow-birefringence from viscoelastic polymer-clay solutions
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Polymer-Clay Nanocomposite Materials: Solution and Bulk Properties
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Rheo-optical investigations of lyotropic mesophases of polymeric surfactants
The shear orientation of hexagonal and lamellar liquid crystalline phases of polymeric surfactants was investigated by rheo-optical techniques (flow birefringence (Δn), small-angle light scattering) as well as b...
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Linear and nonlinear rheology of micellar solutions in the isotropic, cubic and hexagonal phase probed by rheo-small-angle light scattering
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