2022 Volume 26 Issue 3-4 Pages 39-45
Studies on arrangement of silicate layers in aqueous suspensions from a viewpoint of liquids/solids bridging matters were reviewed. Results of X-ray diffraction, direct observation by using a scanning electron-assisted dielectric microscopy (SE-ADM), and analyses of small-angle neutron scattering coupling with rheological measurements (Rheo-SANS) of the aqueous suspensions-were indicated. Based on the results, the origin of the Thixotropic flow was discussed. From another viewpoint of clay minerals as organic/inorganic bridging matter, a development of organic polymer/clay minerals was reported. Properties of the hybrids were discussed associated with true nano-structured material. The microstructure of surfaces of Yohen Tenmoku bowl was introduced as an example of the true nano-structured material.
