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Studying the aging of Laponite suspensions using extensional rheology (2022)
Journal Article
Hayes, M. J., & Smith, M. I. (2022). Studying the aging of Laponite suspensions using extensional rheology. European Physical Journal E, 45(11), Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/s10189-022-00244-9

The effect of aging on the break-up dynamics of Laponite suspensions was studied in an extensional geometry. It was found that samples of increased age undergo stronger necking at the midpoint. The thinning of samples, driven purely by motion of the... Read More about Studying the aging of Laponite suspensions using extensional rheology.

Collective behavior of composite active particles (2022)
Journal Article
Eglinton, J., Smith, M. I., & Swift, M. R. (2022). Collective behavior of composite active particles. Physical Review E, 105(4), Article 044609. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.105.044609

We describe simulations of active Brownian particles carried out to explore how dynamics and clustering are influenced by particle shape. Our particles are composed of four disks, held together by springs, whose relative size can be varied. These com... Read More about Collective behavior of composite active particles.

Fluid dynamics and cell-bound Psl polysaccharide allows microplastic capture, aggregation and subsequent sedimentation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water (2022)
Journal Article
Romero, M., Carabelli, A., Swift, M., & Smith, M. (2022). Fluid dynamics and cell-bound Psl polysaccharide allows microplastic capture, aggregation and subsequent sedimentation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water. Environmental Microbiology, 24(3), 1560-1572. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15916

Decades after incorporating plastics into consumer markets, research shows that these polymers have spread worldwide. Fragmentation of large debris leads to smaller particles, collectively called microplastics (MPs), which have become ubiquitous in a... Read More about Fluid dynamics and cell-bound Psl polysaccharide allows microplastic capture, aggregation and subsequent sedimentation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water.