Abstract
Telomers ionically tethered to nanometer-sized particles yield self-suspended, nanoparticle-Iaden liquids with unusual dynamical features. By subjecting these suspensions to controlled, modest shear strains, we find that their flow behaviors observed using experiments performed on time scales of tens of seconds can be projected to obtain maps of their dynamical response on geological time scales. That such extraordinarily slow dynamic processes can be uncovered from real-time measurements by simply stretching a system provides a simple but powerful tool for interrogating extremely slow motions in other jammed physical states. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-115 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nano Letters |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 13 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged 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. CBET-0756516. Facilities available through the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) were also used in the study.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.