Effect of the Suspending Medium and Processing Flow Conditions on Attractive Colloidal Suspensions KU Leuven
Colloidal suspensions are an important class of soft materials. Examples are ketchup, paint, blood or crude oil. In many of these materials, the solid particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic medium rather than a Newtonian liquid. During processing they are typically subjected to a complex flow. This research work aims at understanding how parameters such as medium viscoelasticity and flow conditions influence the structure and properties of ...