Lub hauv paus ntsiab lus ua haujlwm tseem ceeb ntawm cov tshuab luam ntawv tuab yog cuam tshuam nrog cov dej cawv dye los ntawm lawv cov qauv molecular, yog li hloov cov khoom rheological ntawm cov dye cawv. Thaum lub thickener ntxiv rau cov dej cawv dye, nws cov molecules intertwine los tsim ib tug peb -siv network qauv, ua zoo li me me "scaffolds" nyob rau hauv lub dye cawv, yog li ua rau cov viscosity ntawm cov dye cawv. Qhov no nce viscosity zoo tiv thaiv cov dej cawv dye los ntawm ntau dhau seeping mus rau ntaub, kom paub meej cov npoo ntawm cov ntawv luam tawm; tib lub sijhawm, qhov tsim nyog viscosity tso cai rau cov dej cawv dyeing kom ntws mus rau hauv lub taub hau luam ntawv, txo cov taub hau luam tawm thiab ua kom cov txheej txheem luam ntawv du.

