Gravitational collapse of colloidal gels: non-equilibrium phase separation driven by osmotic pressure
Abstract
Delayed gravitational collapse of colloidal gels is characterized by initially slow compaction that gives way to rapid bulk collapse, posing interesting questions about the underlying mechanistic origins.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1039/c8sm00002f
Entities
People
- Poornima Padmanabhan
- Roseanna N Zia
Organizations
- Cornell University
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Naval Research Global
- Stanford University
- United States Army