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I don't see any of this as novel. This is just a non-Newtonian fluid where the suspension is made up of flexible polymers, just like many others. They talk abou
by bryans 5y ago
I don't see any of this as novel. This is just a non-Newtonian fluid where the suspension is made up of flexible polymers, just like many others. They talk about specifically selecting guest molecules and altering them to change the properties of the material, but the exact same functionality can be accomplished with any NN fluid by adjusting the ratio of water to particulates or polymers. That has been known for a long time.
- dylan604 5y agoI think describing anything as non-Newtonian makes puts it into out of the novel level.
- PEJOE 5y agoNot sure what you are trying to say here, but non-Newtonian (non linear shear stress vs viscosity) fluids are common and studied.
- djsbs 5y agoKetchup is non-Newtonian (shear thinning) as is corn starch suspension (shear thickening). Non-Newtonian liquids aren't rare. In fact, if we consider pure water to be a Newtonian fluid just about every fluid in nature is non-Newtonian.