Skip to main content
Ir a la página de inicio de la Comisión Europea (se abrirá en una nueva ventana)
español es
CORDIS - Resultados de investigaciones de la UE
CORDIS
Contenido archivado el 2024-04-30

Organogels as electrorheological fluids

Objetivo



Research objectives and content
We propose to investigate both experimentally and theoretically the electrically-induced structural | changes and the electrorheological behavior of mixtures of phospholipids in apolar solvents with trace | amounts of water, which form organo-gels consisting of giant wormlike micelles with high viscosity. In | contrast to what is commonly observed, this viscosity disappears upon the application of moderate | electric fields. This remarkable property is very interesting for technical application as an electro- | rheological (ER) fluid.
Training content (objective, benefit and expected impact)
The combined information on structure and rheological behavior under the influence of electric fields | should yield a better understanding of the mechanism of the ER effect in organogels formed by I phospholipid solutions. This, in turn, should lead to formulations of nonconducting, self-assembling | organogels as ER fluids as well as to alternative formulations of the ER phenomena.
Links with industry / industrial relevance (22)
Organogels are widely used in bio-technology and pharmacology for the solubilization of drugs and enzymes, cells and cell particles, flow control in food processing, cosmetics, inkjet printing and biomedicine. On the other side, it is usually believed that applications of ER fluids in transport industry could result in large saving of fuel consumption.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

Programa(s)

Tema(s)

Convocatoria de propuestas

Datos no disponibles

Régimen de financiación

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinador

LEIDEN UNIVERSITY
Aportación de la UE
Sin datos
Dirección
55,Einsteinweg 55 Gorlaeus Laboratoria
2300 RA Leiden
Países Bajos
Coste total
Sin datos