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A series of electrorheological fluids (ERFs) based on silica gel particles and various liquid phases with different dielectric constants were prepared. The spatial arrangements (patterns) formed as a function of applied electric field were studied and their possible origins were considered in the light of current knowledge. In terms of spatial arrangement, the results produced a picture far more complicated than previously reported.
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Rejón, L., Ponce, M.A., De La Luz, C. et al. Pattern formation in electrorheological fluids: the effect of permittivity. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 7, 433–436 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180782
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