Direct visualization of flow-induced microstructure in dense colloidal gels by confocal laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 943-968

  Varadan, Priya ^a   Solomon, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COLLOIDS; COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; GELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; RHEOLOGY; VISUALIZATION;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; DENSE COLLOIDAL GELS; FLOW INDUCED MICROSTRUCTURE; VORONOI VOLUME TESSELATION;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0043198460     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1579689     Document Type: Article

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