Abstract

Viscoelastic nanocomposites based on a matrix of semidilute aqueous solutions of entangled wormlike (polymer-like) micelles of a cationic surfactant and aluminosilicate nanoplates of montmorillonite clay, efficiently acting as crosslinks, were prepared and studied. The produced materials represent a new type of a self-assembling nanocomposite system. The results of changes in viscoelastic properties of nanocomposites when adding clay nanoplates are well described by a proposed interaction model which implies adsorption of wormlike micelles by end-caps to the surfactant layer formed on the nanoplates surface.

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