Isotropic-nematic phase transition of nonaqueous suspensions of natural clay rods

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Zhang, Z X ^a   Van Duijneveldt, Jeroen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STABILIZATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

LENGTH-TO-DIAMETER RATIO; NATURAL CLAY RODS; NEMATIC PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS;

CLAY PRODUCTS;

EID: 34547925957     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2185642     Document Type: Article

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