Dramatic effect of fluid chemistry on cornstarch suspensions: Linking particle interactions to macroscopic rheology.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.95.030602
Abstract: Suspensions of cornstarch in water exhibit strong dynamic shear thickening. We show that partly replacing water with ethanol strongly alters the suspension rheology. We perform steady and nonsteady rheology measurements combined with atomic force microscopy… read more here.
Keywords: fluid chemistry; macroscopic rheology; microscopy; rheology ... See more keywords