Thixotropic behavior of clay dispersions: Combinations of scattering and rheometric techniques

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1349-1373

  Pignon, Frédéric ^a   Magnin, Albert ^a   Piau, Jean Michel ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Rheologie   (France)

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EID: 0000915104     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550964     Document Type: Article

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