Effect of a magnetic field on the rheological properties of cellulose ether solutions

Abstract

Application of a magnetic field is shown to be accompanied by an increase in the viscosity of hydroxyethyl cellulose and ethyl cellulose solutions and an additional assembly of macromolecules, as is evi- dent from a gain in the radii of light-scattering particles. The concentration dependences of supramolecular- particle radius and solution viscosity in the presence of a magnetic field are described by curves with maxima. © Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2012.