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¹Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States.

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Shear enhances colloidal aggregation, with system state independent of shear history. Strong shear causes fragmentation then stochastic aggregation, but the final state remains consistent.

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Area of Science:

Colloid Science
Materials Science
Computational Physics

Background:

Colloidal systems exhibit complex aggregation behaviors.
Shear forces can significantly influence particle interactions and aggregate structures.
Understanding shear effects is crucial for controlling material properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of shear on aggregation in a model colloidal system.
To determine if shear history affects the long-time aggregation state.
To compare simulation results with experimental conditions using Péclet numbers.

Main Methods:

Detailed simulations of colloidal aggregation under shear.
Modeling a system with short-range attractive potential.
Analysis of aggregation dynamics at weak and strong shear rates.

Main Results:

Weak shear enhanced aggregation; strong shear induced fragmentation followed by stochastic aggregation.
In all cases, the long-time aggregation state was independent of shear history.
Simulated shear rates are experimentally achievable, indicated by Péclet numbers.

Conclusions:

Shear rate acts as a state variable in colloidal aggregation.
The system's final aggregation state is robust against shear history.
Simulations provide a valuable tool for studying shear-driven colloidal processes.