Magnetorheological properties of ferrofluids containing clustered particles

Abstract

A theoretical model is proposed to describe experimental data on the magnetorheological properties of magnetic fluids containing clustered particles consisting of single-domain ferromagnetic nanoparticles distributed in a polymeric shell 80-100 nm in diameter. These fluids combine the sedimentation stability typical of nanodisperse ferrofluids with the high sensitivity of rheological parameters to magnetic fields. The developed model explains the experimentally found long-term rheological relaxation and residual stress that is retained after the medium ceases to flow. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.