Noun. laponite (countable and uncountable, plural laponites) A synthetic smectic clay that forms a clear, thixotropic gel when dispersed in water.

What is laponite?

Laponite is an alternative to paste to remove the old spine linings from a book with less risk of moisture damage. Laponite, is a synthetic clay powder which swells to produce a clear, colorless thixotropic gel when dispersed in water. ... It has a pH of 9.8 at 2% suspension, gel forms at 2% concentration.

What is laponite clay?

Laponite is a synthetic smectite clay with a structure and composition closely resembling the natural clay mineral hectorite. Commercially available laponite was characterized by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectrometry.