Bioprinting researchers agree that “printability” is a key characteristic for bioink
development, but neither the meaning of the term nor the best way to experimentally …

By reviewing experimental and theoretical works, we discuss the phase diagram of Laponite
suspensions, with the aim of clarifying several issues that have caused a long-time …

During dysphagia management, the required foods are often thixotropic yield fluids (YSFs)
in which polysaccharide gums are used as thickeners or gelling agents. Thixotropy is a …

Injectable hydrogels present several advantages over prefabricated scaffolds including ease
of delivery, shear-thinning property, and broad applicability in the fields of drug delivery and …

Synthetic hectorite clay Laponite RD/XLG is composed of disk-shaped nanoparticles that
acquire dissimilar charges when suspended in an aqueous medium. Owing to their property …

The thixotropy of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) water suspensions is intrinsically dependent
on the hierarchical structure of the suspension. The diverse hierarchies that comprise …

Nanoclay–polymer shear-thinning composites are designed for a broad range of biomedical
applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, and additive biomanufacturing …

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) present unique opportunities for rheology modification in
complex fluids. Here we systematically consider the effect of ionic and non-ionic surfactants …

The rheological behavior of alginate and Laponite/alginate solutions was studied. It was
observed that the Cross viscosity model successfully describes the steady-state shear …

Many household and industrially important soft colloidal materials, such as pastes,
concentrated suspensions and emulsions, foams, slurries, inks, and paints, are very viscous …