Reversible decrease of gel-solvent friction

Masayuki Tokita; Toyoichi Tanaka

doi:10.1126/science.253.5024.1121

Reversible decrease of gel-solvent friction

Masayuki Tokita, Toyoichi Tanaka

Condensed Matter Physics

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Abstract

The friction between water and the polymer network of a gel is found to decrease reversibly by three orders of magnitude and appears to diminish as the gel approaches a certain temperature at constant volume and network structure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1121-1123
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	253
Issue number	5024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.253.5024.1121
Publication status	Published - Sept 6 1991

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