Biopolymers and Biomaterials

Polymer Rheology

Rheology is the science that explains flow behaviour of materials, whether in a solid or liquid state, under the application of a stress or deformation to obtain a response to an applied force. Rheology has some wide applications that include food, textiles, personal care products   pharmaceuticals, and polymers, among others. In polymers, rheology has become an important tool to understand the behaviour of polymers under processing   conditions, and help to design equipment such as injectors, extruders, and other polymer processing equipment. Rheological behaviour is a relevant topic mainly used in bio materials because of its high theoretical and experimental complexity.