This paper reviews the shear rheology of suspensions of microscopic particles. The nature
of interparticle forces determines the microstructure, and hence the deformation and flow …

Pastes are materials intermediate between solids and liquids which are of great practical
interest as they keep the shape they have been given. Despite their various internal …

A waxy crude oil which gels below a threshold temperature has been investigated under
static and dynamic conditions, using a combination of rheological methods, optical …

We show that the coupling between aggregation and sedimentation in colloidal suspensions
gives rise to either cluster deposition or to settling of a gelled suspension, depending on the …

High molecular weight paraffins are known to form gels of complex morphology at low
temperatures due to the low solubility of these compounds in aromatic or naphthene-base …

The gel formation in waxy crude oils is a major concern for oil production and transportation.
When oil is extracted, the decrease in temperature induces a partial crystallisation of …

Using fumed and spherical silica particles of similar hydrodynamic size, we investigated the
effects of particle shape and inter-particle interactions on the formation, stability and …

Using a powerful combination of experiments and simulations we demonstrate how the
microstructure and its time evolution are linked with mechanical properties in a frustrated …

A microrheological model of aggregating dispersions is proposed in which the shear stress
is estimated as the sum of hydrodynamic and structural parts. The former is attributed to the …

The effect of thermal and shear history on the rheology of waxy crude oils is studied in detail.
A protocol sequence is presented, which enables us to systematically extract the main …