Concepedia

Temperature induced gelation transition of a fumed silica/PEG shear thickening fluid

Xi-Qiang Liu, Rui‐Ying Bao, Xiaojun Wu, Wei Yang, Bang‐Hu Xie, Mingbo Yang

RSC Advances · 2015 · 126 citations · 47 references

Concepts

EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceFluid DynamicsPolymer ChemistryRheologyGelsHydrogelsShear ThickeningGel MechanicsGel StrengthGelationGelation TemperatureShear-thickening FluidsShear-tolerant GelsThickening Behavior

Abstract

An interesting gelation transition of fumed SiO<sub>2</sub>/PEG shear thickening fluid induced by elevating the temperature.

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