Rheological and Microstructural Investigation of Capillary Suspensions under Shear KU Leuven
The addition of small amounts of an immiscible secondary fluid to a suspension can lead to particle bridging and network formation. This is caused by the attractive capillary force due to liquid bridges formed between the particles. Thus, this kind of suspensions is called a ``capillary suspension''. The capillary bridging phenomenon can be used to stabilize particle suspensions and precisely tune their rheological properties. Capillary ...