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  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Rheology
  • Granular Materials

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  • Understanding the flow of soft particle suspensions is crucial for materials science and engineering.
  • Granular suspensions exhibit complex behaviors near the jamming transition, influenced by particle softness and interstitial fluid.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the rheological response of fluid-immersed soft hydrogel spheres under shear.
  • To characterize the transition from solid-like to fluid-like behavior in these suspensions.
  • To explore the influence of particle softness and interstitial fluid on flow dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Controlled shearing of hydrogel spheres between rough cones.
  • Sudden shear cessations coupled with internal imaging.
  • Flow-curve measurements and stress residue analysis.
  • Determination of yield stress and solid-fluid transition points.

Main Results:

  • Distinct flow regimes identified: quasi-static yielding of networks vs. fluid-mediated particle sliding.
  • A continuous transition in particle settling observed with changing shear rate at high volume fractions.
  • Solid-fluid transition confirmed via stress extrapolation and particle settling dynamics.
  • Verification of a power law relating characteristic stress to proximity from jamming.

Conclusions:

  • Soft particle dynamics involve multiple relaxation timescales, challenging existing paradigms for dense systems.
  • The interplay between particle softness, interstitial fluid, and shear rate dictates suspension behavior.
  • Further research is needed to extend current models to account for active softness in dense flows.