Preparation of Smart Gels with Stiffening Behavior

Advanced polymers are extensively used in several sectors including defense and aerospace industries. In recent applications, smart polymers are adapted in different structures to control the structural response. Shear-stiffening gels are one of smart polymers that exhibits thickening texture under loading. Upon removal of the loading from the medium, the gel turns into viscous state that fluidic behavior predominates the material. In this work, we deal with the synthesis of a shear-stiffening gel by using various chemical components. In addition to the neat gel, additive particles were included into the gel and mechanical behavior of the reinforced gel was enhanced.