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Experimental Methods to Characterize Complex Fluids

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This chapter presents an overview of measurement techniques to characterize the properties of complex fluids, with focus on the rheological characterization (both shear and extensional rheology), and on the most common surface tension measurement methods.

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Bertola, V., Burghelea, T. (2020). Experimental Methods to Characterize Complex Fluids. In: Burghelea, T., Bertola, V. (eds) Transport Phenomena in Complex Fluids. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 598. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35558-6_3

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