As one increases the concentration of a colloidal suspension, the system exhibits a dramatic
increase in viscosity. Beyond a certain concentration, the system is said to be a colloidal …

Research on soft materials, including colloidal suspensions, glasses, pastes, emulsions,
foams, polymer networks, liquid crystals, granular materials, and cells, has captured the …

Colloidal dispersions have been studied for decades as a result of their utility in numerous
applications and as models for molecular and atomic condensed phases. More recently, a …

Many high-concentration multiphase materials that are industrially and academically
important do not reach thermodynamic equilibrium because of kinetic constraints originating …

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

Thixotropy is a phenomenon related to time dependent change in viscosity in the presence
or absence of flow. The yield stress, on the other hand, represents the minimum value of …

Glasses formed from nano-and microparticles form a fascinating testing ground to explore
and understand the origins of vitrification. For atomic and molecular glasses, a wide range of …

The introduction of silanes to improve processability and properties of silica-reinforced
rubber compounds is critical to the successful commercial use of silica as a filler in tires and …

Understanding the dynamics of complex liquids in confinement continues to be a major
fundamental issue in the field of soft condensed matter. In particular there was a series of …

Colloidal gels exhibit time-dependent bulk properties. However, the processes and
mechanisms by which aging occurs are poorly understood, which complicates the prediction …