Shear thickening in colloidal dispersions

Norman J. Wagner, John F. Brady

Physics Today · 2009 · 986 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Shampoos, paints, cements, and soft body armor that stiffens under impact are just a few of the materials whose rheology is due to the change in viscosity that occurs when colloidal fluids experience shear stress.

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