Self-propulsion and dispersion of reactive colloids due to entropic anisotropy

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 657, Issue , 2010, Pages 64-88

  Wei, Hsien Hung ^a   Jan, Jeng Shiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FLOCCULATION; OSMOSIS; OSTWALD RIPENING; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PROPULSION; SOLS;

DERJAGUIN-LANDAU-VERWEY-OVERBEEK THEORIES; INTERPARTICLE DISTANCES; JANUS-LIKE PARTICLES; PARTICLE VOLUME FRACTIONS; REACTIVE PARTICLES; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; UNIVERSAL MECHANISMS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ANISOTROPY; COLLOID; COULOMB CRITERION; DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION;

EID: 77957139886     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010001369     Document Type: Article

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