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The description of forces across confined complex fluids still holds many challenges due to the possible overlap of different contributions. Here, an attempt is made to untangle the interaction between charged surfaces across nanoparticle…
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The generalized eguation that describes the yield stress dependence upon the grain size in the wide range of grain sizes has been obtained. There are two critical grain sizes that corresponds to the changes in strengthening mechanism. The…
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