Front Cover; Rheology of Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites; Rheology of Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 -- Introduction to rheology; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Laminar flow; 1.2 Turbulent flow regime; 2. Stress control and strain control rheometers; 3. Different rheometer geometries; 3.1 Rheology of miscible polymer blends; 3.2 Rheology of immiscible polymer blends; 3.3 Rheology of polymer composites; 4. Conclusion; References; 2 -- Rheology of polymer blends; 1. Introduction; 2. Rheology of miscible polymer blends
3. Rheology of immiscible polymer blends4. Summary; References; 3 -- Interfacial characterization of immiscible polymer blends using rheology; 1. Introduction to polymer blends; 2. Rheology as a tool to study the interface of polymer blends; 3. Application of the theories to various blend systems; 4. Conclusion; References; 4 -- Rheology of colloidal particle suspensions; 1. Introduction; 2. DLVO theory and its application to evaluate colloid systems; 3. Rheology of colloidal systems; 3.1 Major principles of yield stress determination
3.2 Challenges and research gaps on suspension rheology of colloid systems3.2.1 Non-spherical/platy charged particle suspension; 3.2.1.1 Particle size distribution; 3.2.1.1 Particle size distribution; 4. Summary and future perspectives; References; 5 -- Rheology of polymer nanocomposites; 1. Introduction; 2. Polymer nanocomposites; 2.1 Nanofiller properties in polymer; 2.1.1 Carbon nanofillers; 2.1.2 Metallic nanofillers; 2.1.3 Natural nanofillers; 2.1.4 Clay nanofillers; 2.2 Surface modification of nanofillers; 2.3 Preparation and chemical processing techniques; 2.3.1 In situ polymerization
2.3.2 Solution processing2.3.3 Melt compounding; 3. Rheology of nanocomposites; 3.1 Techniques and equipments to characterize the rheological properties; 3.1.1 Kinematic viscometers; 3.1.2 Rheometers; 3.2 Rheological investigation; 3.3 Effect of nanoparticle morphology and state of dispersion on the rheological behavior; 3.4 Viscoelasticity of nanocomposites; 3.4.1 Newtonian fluids; 3.4.2 Non-Newtonian fluids; 3.4.2.1 Pseudoplastic behavior (shear thinning); 3.4.2.2 Dilatant behavior (shear thickening); 3.4.2.3 Thixotropic behavior; 4. Theory and modeling of nanocomposites rheology
4.1 Herschel Bulkley model4.2 Bingham model; 5. Conclusion and futures challenges; References; 6 -- Rheology of polymer-clay nanocomposites; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Small amplitude and large amplitude oscillatory shear; 2. Effect of clay on mixing torque; 3. Effect of clay addition on complex viscosity; 3.1 Reversibility of network formation (effect of hold time); 3.2 Effect of particle size and basal spacing; 4. Modeling of viscosity profile; 5. Storage modulus (G2 and loss modulus (G3 ; 5.1 Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic properties; 6. Time-temperature superposition
