Rheological measurements of model colloidal gels reveal that large variations in the shear moduli as colloidal volume-fraction changes are not reflected by simple structural parameters such as the coordination number,...
Although highly successful, classical constitutive theories for the consolidation of strong colloidal gels are limited to one-dimensional (1D) uniaxial consolidation. Many consolidation applications are inherently multidimensional and there currently exists...
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) based copolymer microgels were used to create free-standing, transferable, thermoresponsive membranes. The microgels were synthesized by copolymerization of NIPAM with N-benzylhydrylacrylamide (NBHAM). Monolayers of these colloidal gels were...
Precise treatment of local inflammation is always challenging. Administration of anti-inflammatory drugs by direct injection has been considered as an efficient method for inflammation inhibition. In the present work, injectable...