A structural model for thixotropy of colloidal dispersions

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-314

  Labanda, Jordi ^a   Llorens, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colloidal dispersions; Kinetic process; Laponite; Structural model; Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISPERSIONS; ELASTICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 31144472031     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0035-5     Document Type: Article

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