Cycling between flow-aligned and vorticity-aligned flocs using temperature-sensitive colloid-polymer mixtures
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Excerpt of abstract: In this work, we explore the role of shear in structuring colloidal suspensions and how such shear-induced structuring affects rheological properties. We study mixtures of temperature-responsive poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAm) particles about 600 nm in diameter and large polymer molecules acting as depletants. These mixtures undergo fluid-fluid phase separation or gelation depending on colloid and polymer concentrations.