articlePhysics TodayOct 1, 2009BRONZE OA

Shear thickening in colloidal dispersions

California Institute of Technology · University of Delaware

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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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Keywords
  • Dilatant
  • Rheology
  • Colloid
  • Materials science
  • Shear (geology)
  • Thickening
  • Shear stress
  • Composite material
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Sustainable cities and communities
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