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A single-component photorheological fluid with light-responsive viscosity

Elaine A. Kelly, Niamh Willis‐Fox, Judith E. Houston, Camille Blayo, Giorgio Divitini, Nathan Cowieson, Ronan Daly, Rachel C. Evans

Nanoscale · 2020 · 22 citations · 58 references

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Abstract

A single-component photorheological fluid comprised of a neutral photosurfactant in water can reversibly switch its viscosity four orders of magnitude, between high and low viscosity states, depending on the wavelength of light used.

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