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20182026
most citedMicrostructure and Soft Glassy Dynamics of Aqueous Laponite Dispersion

127 citations · 278 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

cond-mat.soft2026

Kinetic effects on the phase behavior and microstructural transitions of a thermoresponsive polymer solution

Pritha Acharya, Riya Karmakar, Khushboo Suman

The thermoresponsive behavior of Pluronic F127 solutions is governed by temperature-dependent micellization and complex self-assembly of these micelles. This study investigates the…

cond-mat.soft2025★ 6 cited

Mastering Rheology: A Strategic and practical guide for empowering all users

Khushboo Suman

Rheology, the study of flow, plays a vital role in diverse industries such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food. In this work, we provide a comprehensive introduction to fundamen…

cond-mat.soft2024★ 19 cited

Aqueous Laponite Dispersions are Attractive Gels, Not Repulsive Wigner Glasses: A Critical Commentary

Yogesh M Joshi, Shrajesh Patel, Khushboo Suman

An aqueous dispersion of Laponite has been studied in the literature for over the past three decades. Typically, the aqueous dispersion of Laponite undergoes incessant evolution of…

cond-mat.soft2022★ 20 cited

Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Study of a Colloidal Gel at the Critical State

Khushboo Suman, Sachin Shanbhag, Yogesh M. Joshi

We investigate the nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of a colloidal dispersion at the critical gel state using large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) rheology. The colloidal gel at…

cond-mat.soft2022★ 12 cited

Gel-Sol Transition of Thermoresponsive Poly(vinyl alcohol) Solution: Validation of the Universal Critical Scaling Relations

Tulika Bhattacharyya, Khushboo Suman, Yogesh M. Joshi

While undergoing gelation transition, a material passes through a distinctive state called the critical gel state. In the neighborhood of this critical gel state, how viscosity, eq…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 14 cited

Effect of sodium pyrophosphate and understanding microstructure of aqueous LAPONITE(R) dispersion using dissolution study

Khushboo Suman, Mohit Mittal, Yogesh M Joshi

We investigate physical origin of ergodicity breaking in an aqueous colloidal dispersion of synthetic hectorite clay, LAPONITE(R), by performing dissolution and rheological experim…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 56 cited

On the universality of the critical scaling exponents during sol-gel transition

Khushboo Suman, Yogesh M. Joshi

The evolution of viscoelastic properties near the sol-gel transition is studied by performing oscillatory rheological measurements on two different types of systems: a colloidal di…

cond-mat.soft2019★ 21 cited

Analyzing Onset of Nonlinearity of a Colloidal Gel at the Critical Point

Khushboo Suman, Yogesh M. Joshi

In this work we study onset of nonlinear rheological behavior of a colloidal dispersion of a synthetic hectorite clay, Laponite, at the critical gel state while undergoing sol-gel…

cond-mat.soft2018★ 3 cited

In Situ Ion Induced Gelation of Colloidal Dispersion of Laponite: Relating Microscopic Interactions to Macroscopic Behavior

Rashmi P. Mohanty, Khushboo Suman, Yogesh M. Joshi

Aqueous dispersion of Laponite, when exposed to carbon dioxide environment leads to in situ inducement of magnesium and lithium ions, which is, however absent when dispersion is ex…

cond-mat.soft2018★ 127 cited

Microstructure and Soft Glassy Dynamics of Aqueous Laponite Dispersion

Khushboo Suman, Yogesh M. Joshi

Synthetic hectorite clay Laponite RD/XLG is composed of disk-shaped nanoparticles that acquire dissimilar charges when suspended in an aqueous media. Owing to their property to spo…