To explore the rheological properties of solutions, measurements were taken using an Anton Paar MCR 302 rotational rheometer. Measurements were performed with a cup and bob stainless steel device of 18 mm diameter and 17 mm diameter, 25 mm length, respectively, with a fixed gap. A solvent trap was used to prevent solvent evaporation during measurements. Samples were allowed to relax and acclimatise for 5 minutes after loading, before measurement. All measurements were carried out at 25 ℃ in duplicate and the average was reported in the results. The flow properties of the samples were measured by recording shear stress (σ) and viscosity (η) values when shearing the samples at ascending and descending shear rates ranging from 0.01 to 1000 s -1 then 1000 to 0.01 s -1 (logarithmic scale). Data was gathered at 10 points per decade. The parameter collected during this experiment was the zero-shear viscosity, denoted η 0 and oftentimes obtained in the quasi-Newtonian (plateau) region.