[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 …

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 …

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 …

Flexible and lightweight Kevlar composites towards flame retardant and impact resistance with excellent thermal stability

Y Pan, M Sang, J Zhang, Y Sun, S Liu, Y Hu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact and thermal damage in extreme environments generally exist together. In this
context, the design of safety protection materials ought to consider not only the single impact …

A soil-inspired dynamically responsive chemical system for microbial modulation

Y Lin, X Gao, J Yue, Y Fang, J Shi, L Meng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Interactions between the microbiota and their colonized environments mediate critical
pathways from biogeochemical cycles to homeostasis in human health. Here we report a …

Super‐Macroporous Lightweight Materials Templated from Bicontinuous Intra‐Phase Jammed Emulsion Gels Based on Nanochitin

Y Lu, M Kamkar, S Guo, X Niu, Z Wan, J Xu, X Su… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐equilibrium multiphase systems are formed by mixing two immiscible nanoparticle
dispersions, leading to bicontinuous emulsions that template cryogels with interconnected …

Exploring the roles of roughness, friction and adhesion in discontinuous shear thickening by means of thermo-responsive particles

CP Hsu, J Mandal, SN Ramakrishna… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Dense suspensions of colloidal or granular particles can display pronounced non-
Newtonian behaviour, such as discontinuous shear thickening and shear jamming. The …

Unraveling the direct effect of hydrogen bonding on density and thermostability of energetic materials through isomerism

Q Sun, W Chen, N Ding, C Zhao, Z Jiang, S Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction of additional donors or acceptors for strengthening hydrogen-bonding (HB)
interactions is one of the most commonly utilized methods to improve the density and …

Mechanical response of shear thickening fluid filled composite subjected to different strain rates

X Zhang, P Wang, A Kurkin, Q Chen, X Gong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shear thickening fluid (STF) has been used in many areas due to its unique rheological
property. In this study, the dynamic mechanical properties of STF-filled composite structures …

Stress-activated friction in sheared suspensions probed with piezoelectric nanoparticles

H Kim, AP Esser-Kahn, SJ Rowan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
A hallmark of concentrated suspensions is non-Newtonian behavior, whereby the viscosity
increases dramatically once a characteristic shear rate or stress is exceeded. Such strong …