Strain-accelerated dynamics of soft colloidal glasses

Praveen Agarwal, Lynden A. Archer

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Abstract

We have investigated strain-accelerated dynamics of soft glasses theoretically and experimentally. Mechanical rheology measurements performed on a variety of systems reveal evidence for the speeding-up of relaxation at modest shear strains in both step and oscillatory shear flows. Using the soft glassy rheology (SGR) model framework, we show that the observed behavior is a fundamental, but heretofore unexplored attribute of soft glasses. © 2011 American Physical Society.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume83
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 11 2011
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-C1-018-02
Acknowledgements: This work was supported by Award No. KUS-C1-018-02, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and by the National Science Foundation, Award No. DMR-1006323. Facilities available though the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) were used for this study.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.

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