Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference (한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2002.10b
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- Pages.345-346
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- 2002
Electrical and rheological properties of chitosan malonate suspension
- Ko, Young-Gun (Tribology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
- Choi, Ung-Su (Tribology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
- Published : 2002.10.21
Abstract
The electrical and rheological properties of a chitosan malonate suspension in silicone oil was investigated by varying the electric fields, volume fractions of particles, and shear rates, respectively. The chitosan malonate susepnsion showed a typical electrorheological (ER) response caused by the polarizability of an amide polar group and shear yield stress due to the formation of multiple chains upon application of an electric field. The shear stress for the suspension exhibited a linear dependence on the volume fraction and an electric field power of 1.88. On the basis of the results, the newly synthesized chitosan malonate suspension was found to be an anhydrous ER fluid.