Large amplitude oscillatory shear flow: Microstructural assessment of polymeric systems

M Kamkar, R Salehiyan, TB Goudoulas… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the first publications of large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) responses of
polymeric materials in the 1960s, different approaches have been developed to express …

Effects of shearing and extensional flows on the alignment of colloidal rods

V Calabrese, SJ Haward, AQ Shen - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) can be considered as model colloidal rods and have practical
applications in the formation of soft materials with tailored anisotropy. Here, two contrasting …

[HTML][HTML] Thermally conductive 2D filler orientation control in polymer using thermophoresis

SB Min, M Kim, K Hyun, CW Ahn, CB Kim - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
To achieve efficient heat dissipation using polymer composites, it is important to optimize the
heat conduction pathway. Therefore, manipulating the orientation of thermally conductive …

Alignment of colloidal rods in crowded environments

V Calabrese, S Varchanis, SJ Haward… - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding the hydrodynamic alignment of colloidal rods in polymer solutions is pivotal
for manufacturing structurally ordered materials. How polymer crowding influences the flow …

Hydrodynamic slip can align thin nanoplatelets in shear flow

C Kamal, S Gravelle, L Botto - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
The large-scale processing of nanomaterials such as graphene and MoS2 relies on
understanding the flow behaviour of nanometrically-thin platelets suspended in liquids. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Naturally derived colloidal rods in microfluidic flows

V Calabrese, AQ Shen, SJ Haward - Biomicrofluidics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Naturally derived colloidal rods (CR) are promising building blocks for develo**
sustainable soft materials. Engineering new materials based on naturally derived CR …

Manipulating mechanical properties of PEG-based hydrogel nanocomposite: A potential versatile bio-adhesive for the suture-less repair of tissue

NM Mehdipour, H Kumar, K Kim, U Sundararaj… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
Multifunctional bio-adhesives with tunable mechanical properties are obtained by controlling
the orientation of anisotropic particles in a blend of fast-curing hydrogel with an imposed …

Correlation between the rheology of electronic inks and the droplet size generated from a capillary nozzle in drip** regime

PC Rijo, JMO Cremonezzi, RJE Andrade… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study provides a complete rheological characterization of bidimensional (2D)
nanomaterial dispersions, employed as 2D-inks precursors in printed electronics. Three …

Orientation dynamics of anisotropic and polydisperse colloidal suspensions

N Mohammad Mehdipour, N Reddy, RJ Shor… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Small-angle light scattering (SALS) is employed to determine in situ microstructural changes
of polydisperse colloidal suspensions under capillary flow. Titanium dioxide (rod-like) …