[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 …

Soft robotics

GM Whitesides - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This description of “soft robotics” is not intended to be a conventional review, in the sense of
a comprehensive technical summary of a develo** field. Rather, its objective is to describe …

[HTML][HTML] Shear thickening fluid (STF) in engineering applications and the potential of cork in STF-based composites

GF Serra, L Oliveira, S Gürgen, RJA de Sousa… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shear thickening fluids (STFs) are a unique type of fluids that can quickly transform into a
solid-like state when subjected to forces (rate dependent). These fluids are created by …

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 …

Shear stiffening gels for intelligent anti-impact applications

C Zhao, X Gong, S Wang, W Jiang, S Xuan - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2020 - cell.com
Next-generation intelligent body armor requires high anti-impact performance, low weight,
flexibility, and integration with multifunctional wearable devices. Shear stiffening gel (SSG) …

From nanoscopic to macroscopic materials by stimuli‐responsive nanoparticle aggregation

M Liu, M Yang, X Wan, Z Tang, L Jiang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive nanoparticle (NP) aggregation plays an increasingly important role in
regulating NP assembly into microscopic superstructures, macroscopic 2D, and 3D …

[HTML][HTML] A constitutive model for simple shear of dense frictional suspensions

A Singh, R Mari, MM Denn, JF Morris - Journal of Rheology, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Discrete particle simulations are used to study the shear rheology of dense, stabilized,
frictional particulate suspensions in a viscous liquid, toward development of a constitutive …

Shear thickening and jamming of dense suspensions: the “roll” of friction

A Singh, C Ness, R Seto, JJ de Pablo, HM Jaeger - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
Particle-based simulations of discontinuous shear thickening (DST) and shear jamming (SJ)
suspensions are used to study the role of stress-activated constraints, with an emphasis on …

[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 …

Pairwise frictional profile between particles determines discontinuous shear thickening transition in non-colloidal suspensions

J Comtet, G Chatté, A Nigues, L Bocquet, A Siria… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The process by which sheared suspensions go through a dramatic change in viscosity is
known as discontinuous shear thickening. Although well-characterized on the macroscale …