Shear-induced microstructural changes in flocculated suspensions of fumed silica

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1311-1325

  Raghavan, Srinivasa R ^a   Khan, Saad A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748759094     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: 15208516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.550638     Document Type: Article

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