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 …

The transport of suspensions of microparticles in confined environments is associated with
complex phenomena at the interface of fluid mechanics and soft matter. Indeed, the …

Discontinuous shear thickening (DST) observed in many dense athermal suspensions has
proven difficult to understand and to reproduce by numerical simulation. By introducing a …

Shear thickening is a type of non-Newtonian behavior in which the stress required to shear a
fluid increases faster than linearly with shear rate. Many concentrated suspensions of …

Liquid-like at rest, dense suspensions of hard particles can undergo striking transformations
in behaviour when agitated or sheared. These phenomena include solidification during …

Next-generation intelligent body armor requires high anti-impact performance, low weight,
flexibility, and integration with multifunctional wearable devices. Shear stiffening gel (SSG) …

The viscosity of colloidal suspensions varies with shear rate, an important effect
encountered in many natural and industrial processes. Although this non-Newtonian …

Although liquids typically flow around intruding objects, a counterintuitive phenomenon
occurs in dense suspensions of micrometre-sized particles: they become liquid-like when …

Many densely packed suspensions and colloids exhibit a behavior known as Discontinuous
Shear Thickening in which the shear stress jumps dramatically and reversibly as the shear …

Suspensions are of wide interest and form the basis for many smart fluids,,,,,,. For most
suspensions, the viscosity decreases with increasing shear rate, that is, they shear thin. Few …