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  • Viscosity measurement parameters for carbomer gels

    Posted by chemicalmatt on December 14, 2020 at 5:18 pm

    OK, all. I need to get a good pool of answers for this question so weigh in if you can. What Brookfield model/spindle/speed - helipath or not -  have you historically used to measure the viscosity of carbomer-based gels. I mean final FORMULAS, not the polymer raw materials; those are established already. 

    OldPerry replied 4 years ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Sil

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    December 14, 2020 at 8:10 pm

    For this type of gels, I usually use the Brookfield DV-E, spindle 05 or 06, 10 to 30 rpm.

  • OldPerry

    Member
    December 14, 2020 at 8:15 pm

    I don’t recall the spindle or RPM but I think it was T-bar B. But we definitely used the Heliopath when measuring gels. 

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