Concentration-dependent sedimentation of colloidal rods

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 8368-8380

  Dogic, Z ^a   Philipse, A P ^b   Fraden, S ^a   Dhont, J K G ^b,c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL RODS; NEMATIC PHASE;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MACROMOLECULES; POLYMERS; SEDIMENTATION;

COLLOID CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034319616     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1308107     Document Type: Article

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