Study on Sol-gel Process of Agarose by Classical Rheology and Dynamic Light Scattering

The main aim of the bachelor thesis was characterization of hydrogels from rheological point of view and by dynamic light scattering. Rheological part of research relates with the determination of the influence of temperature on mechanical properties, gelation temperature and temperature of solidification as well as the effect of aging on mechanical properties of hydrogel. The influence of the particle size on diffusion coefficient was investigated by scattering techniques. The positive correlation between the data obtained by both types of measurement and the potencial usage of dynamic light scattering method for the characterization of hydrogels was discussed as well