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Relaxation of Aggregates in a Jamming Colloidal Suspension After Shear Cessation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
Abstract
The reversible formation of aggregates in a shear thickening, concentrated colloidal suspension is investigated through speckle visibility spectroscopy, a dynamic light scattering technique recently introduced [1]. Formation of particle aggregates is observed in the jamming regime, and their relaxation after shear cessation is monitored as a function of the applied shear stress. The aggregate relaxation time increases when a larger stress is applied. Several phenomena have been proposed to interpret this behavior: an increase of the aggregate size, or a closer packing of the particles in the aggregates.
1. P.K. Dixon, D.J. Durian, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 184302 (2003).
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