Zhang, Jieyi2013-01-112013-01-112012-04-18https://hdl.handle.net/11299/142559Faculty adviser: Tim LodgeMethylcellulose (MC) is a hydrophobic polymer derived from substitution reaction of cellulose that replaces the hydroxyl group by methoxide group. It undergoes thermo-reversible gelation at around 20-50 °C which allows it to function as a thickener, emulsifier, and binder.1 Although several thermoresponsive polymers include poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), cellulose derivatives and poly(vinyl ether)s have been studied previously, but how the phase separation and gelation are related remain poorly understood.en-USChemical Engineering and Materials Science DepartmentCollege of Science and EngineeringPresentation