Mircorheology and jamming in a yield-stress fluid

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-326

  Oppong, F K ^a,b   de Bruyn, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jamming; Microgel; Structure; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960950715     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-010-0519-9     Document Type: Article

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