# SOLUTION RHEOLOGY OF POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)/SILICA HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES

> Title: SOLUTION RHEOLOGY OF POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)/SILICA HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES Page Range: p.429-441 Author(s): Bandyopadhyay A; De Sarkar M; Bhowmick A K File size: 207K Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites Issue Year: ppc Volume: 13...

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Published: 2005-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Polymers and Polymer Composites

**Title: SOLUTION RHEOLOGY OF POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)/SILICA HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES**
 Page Range: p.429-441
 Author(s): Bandyopadhyay A; De Sarkar M; Bhowmick A K
 File size: 207K
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 Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
 Issue Year: ppc
 Volume: 13
 Issue No: No. 5

**Abstract**
 The solution behaviour of polymer/silica hybrid nanocomposites was investigated using a Brookfield viscometer. The nanocomposites were prepared using the sol-gel technique with tetraethoxysilane as the precursor for silica. This paper is divided into two parts: the first part deals with the measurement of the solution viscosity of acrylic rubber/silica, epoxidised NR/silica and PVA/silica nanocomposites at room temperature (30 degrees C) at intervals of 24 h for 5 days. The second part of the paper reports on a detailed investigation of the solution behaviour of PVA/silica nanocomposites, as it registered the biggest rise in viscosity with time after 5 days of study. 22 refs.

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