Mechanics of drying colloidal dispersions: Fluid/solid transitions, skinning, crystallization, cracking, and peeling

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1378-1385

  Russel, William B ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloids; Cracking; Drying; Film formation; Latex

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955634456     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12651     Document Type: Article

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