Recent development of electro-responsive smart electrorheological fluids

The characteristics of an electrorheological (ER) fluid, as a class of smart soft matter, can be actively and accurately tuned between a liquid- and a solid-like phase by the application of an electric field. ER materials used in ER fluids are electrically polarizable particles, which are attracting...

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Published in:Soft matter 2019, Vol.15 (17), p.3473-3486
Main Authors: Dong, Yu Zhen, Seo, Yongsok, Choi, Hyoung Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric fields
Electrorheological fluids
Rheological properties
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Summary:The characteristics of an electrorheological (ER) fluid, as a class of smart soft matter, can be actively and accurately tuned between a liquid- and a solid-like phase by the application of an electric field. ER materials used in ER fluids are electrically polarizable particles, which are attracting considerable attention in addition to further research. This perspective reports the latest ER materials along with their rheological understanding and provides a forward-looking summary of the potential future applications of ER technology. We summarize the latest electrorheological (ER) materials along with their rheological understanding, and also provide a forward-looking summary of the potential applications of ER technology.
ISSN:1744-683X
1744-6848
DOI:10.1039/c9sm00210c