Rheological characteristics of β-lipoproteins

Abstract

In order to determine some colloidal characteristics that are of importance to the viscous and rheological behavior, β-lipoproteins of pig blood have been isolated. Viscosity of diluted β-lipoprotein solutions (concentrations less than 5 g/100 cm2) under different rates of shear was measured, and dependence between shearing stress and rate of shear proved to be linear and the flow Newtonian. Rheological measurements of more concentrated systems of β-lipoproteins (12.1-60.5%) indicate thixotropic type of flow and weak gel-structure formation. © 1975.