A model colloidal gel for coordinated measurements of force, structure, and rheology

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1485-1504

  Hsiao, Lilian C ^a   Solomon, Michael J ^a   Whitaker, Kathryn A ^b   Furst, Eric M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; ESTERS; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY IMAGING; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; INTERPARTICLE FORCE; MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) COLLOIDS; SEDIMENTATION EFFECTS; SOLVENT COMPOSITION;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 84906731879     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: 15208516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.4884965     Document Type: Article

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