The liquid crystalline order, rheology and their correlation in chitin whiskers suspensions

To explore the concentration range of chitin whiskers (CHWs) aqueous suspensions with the liquid crystalline state, and the correlation between liquid crystalline characteristic and rheology of CHWs suspensions, the CHWs aqueous suspensions with different CHWs concentration, pH value, ionic strength and temperature were prepared. The liquid crystalline characteristic and rheological properties of the obtained suspensions were investigated by...