Flow-induced swelling of poly (vinyl alcohol) gel.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Takigawa, T.; Uchida, K.
- Source
- Journal of Chemical Physics. 8/1/1999, Vol. 111 Issue 5, p2295. 6p.
- Subject
- *POLYVINYL alcohol
*COLLOIDS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0021-9606
Investigates the flow and swelling behavior of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) gel in the solvent flow field. Swelling of the PVA gel under solvent flow; Increase in the volume of the gel with increasing solvent pressure; Increase in the flow rate with increasing solvent pressure.