Re: Is there any shear-thickening materials other than corn starch?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Barry Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> I'm looking for a shear-thickening materials for my work.
>> The only one I could find in the internet was corn starch.
>> Is there any material other than corn starch? plz let me know.
>> Thank you.
>>
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>Shear-thickening is often shown by suspensions with very high levels of
>solids. So any fine particle at high concentration should show some degree
>of shear-thickening.

Various gums ? ... guar gum perhaps ? In the food industry I think 
things like lecithin are used too. For shampoos, cellulose (something 
ates ? ... can't remember off the top of my head - bother :) ).

HTH

Bruce



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