[HTML][HTML] Shear thickening fluids and their applications

M Wei, K Lin, L Sun - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Shear thickening fluids (STFs) are a new type of nanosuspension, which are formed by
dispersing micro and nanoparticles in a dispersant. STFs are easily deformed under the …

Shear thickening fluids in protective applications: A review

S Gürgen, MC Kuşhan, W Li - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
A thorough and critical review on Shear Thickening Fluids (STFs) is presented based on a
literature survey. The rheological properties of STFs are discussed considering many factors …

Anti-impact design of multi-layer composites enhanced by shear thickening fluid

MR Sheikhi, S Gürgen - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
From the crashworthiness of vehicles to the protection of human bodies, energy absorption
of materials has become a challenging issue. In this work, multi-layer composites including …

[HTML][HTML] An impact-resistant and flame-retardant CNTs/STF/Kevlar composite with conductive property for safe wearable design

B Liu, Q Liu, Y Pan, J Zhou, J Zhang, S Liu… - Composites Part A …, 2023 - Elsevier
An intelligent material with shear thickening, flame-retardant and sensing properties was
prepared by introducing mesoporous silica and carbon nanotubes to ionic liquids. By …

[HTML][HTML] Ballistic performance of Kevlar fabric impregnated with nanosilica/PEG shear thickening fluid

A Khodadadi, G Liaghat, S Vahid, AR Sabet… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents the response of fiber reinforced composite material composed of woven
Kevlar fabric impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid (STF) under high velocity …

[HTML][HTML] Application of shear thickening fluids in material development

M Zarei, J Aalaie - Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Shear thickening fluids (STFs) exhibit a unique potential for use in widespread range of
applications from mechanical platforms and smart structures to effective protective fabrics …

The ballistic performance of aramid based fabrics impregnated with multi-phase shear thickening fluids

S Gürgen, MC Kuşhan - Polymer Testing, 2017 - Elsevier
Single-phase shear thickening fluids (STFs) have been extensively investigated in body
protective applications. However, researchers do not have long-standing past experience of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact resistance of shear thickening fluid/Kevlar composite treated with shear-stiffening gel

Q He, S Cao, Y Wang, S Xuan, P Wang… - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, shear-stiffening gel (STG) was introduced into shear thickening fluid (STF)-
impregnated-Kevlar® woven fabric (Kevlar/STF) to improve the impact resistance. The STF …

[HTML][HTML] Design strategy for optimising weight and ballistic performance of soft body armour reinforced with shear thickening fluid

M Bajya, A Majumdar, BS Butola, SK Verma… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents some soft armour panel design strategies using shear thickening fluid
(STF) reinforced Kevlar® fabric. The effect of size of silica nano and sub-micron particles on …

A review of fibrous materials for soft body armour applications

U Mawkhlieng, A Majumdar, A Laha - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A critical review on the factors affecting the impact resistance behaviour of soft body armour
is presented here. The effect of several material and structural parameters of fibrous …