Methyl cellulose solutions and gels: Fibril formation and gelation properties

MKL Coughlin, L Liberman, SP Ertem, J Edmund… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methyl cellulose (MC) is a semiflexible cellulose ether derivative with a wide range of
industrial applications, owing to its water solubility at low temperatures and thermoreversible …

Methylcellulose fibrils: a mini review

S Morozova - Polymer International, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This review covers the recently discovered methylcellulose (MC) fibrils and their impact on
MC thermogelation and overall gel strength. The thermogelation of MC aqueous solutions …

Interplay of phase separation and thermoreversible gelation in aqueous methylcellulose solutions

SA Arvidson, JR Lott, JW McAllister, J Zhang… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Rheology and turbidity measurements were performed under similar thermal histories to
probe the relationship between thermoreversible gelation and phase separation for a set of …

Fibrillar structure of methylcellulose hydrogels

JR Lott, JW McAllister, SA Arvidson, FS Bates… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
It is well established that aqueous solutions of methylcellulose (MC) can form hydrogels on
heating, with the rheological gel point closely correlated to the appearance of optical …

Thermodynamics of aqueous methylcellulose solutions

JW McAllister, PW Schmidt, KD Dorfman… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The weight-average molecular weight M w, z-average radius of gyration R g, and second
virial coefficient A 2 have been determined between 15 and 52° C for dilute aqueous …

Interplay between gelation and phase separation in aqueous solutions of methylcellulose and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose

JPA Fairclough, HAO Yu, O Kelly, AJ Ryan… - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Thermally induced gelation in aqueous solutions of methylcellulose (MC) and
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) has been studied by rheological, optical microscopy …

Phase separation dynamics in aqueous solutions of thermoresponsive polymers

VI Kovalchuk - arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.09919, 2021 - arxiv.org
Phase transition kinetics of aqueous hydroxypropyl cellulose solution was studied by using
turbidimetric monitoring and mathematical modelling techniques. Based on the nonlinear …

Gelation, phase separation, and fibril formation in aqueous hydroxypropylmethylcellulose solutions

TP Lodge, AL Maxwell, JR Lott, PW Schmidt… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The thermoresponsive behavior of a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) sample in
aqueous solutions has been studied by a powerful combination of characterization tools …

Tailorable cell culture platforms from enzymatically cross-linked multifunctional poly (ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels

DJ Menzies, A Cameron, T Munro… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
As stem-cell-based therapies rapidly advance toward clinical applications, there is a need
for cheap, easily manufactured, injectable gels that can be tailored to carry stem cells and …

Extensional flow behavior of methylcellulose solutions containing fibrils

S Morozova, PW Schmidt, A Metaxas, FS Bates… - ACS Macro …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The extensional properties of semidilute aqueous methylcellulose (MC) solutions have been
characterized. Pure aqueous MC solutions are shear-thinning liquids at room temperature …