Henning Reinken

Hydrodynamics substantially affects induced structure formation in magnetic fluids

Magnetorheological fluids consist of micrometer-sized magnetic particles in a carrier liquid. Sufficiently strong external magnetic fields lead to the formation of string-like particle aggregates. We demonstrate that hydrodynamic interactions, that is, mutual couplings via induce...

Roadmap collaborative research on structured magnetic elastomers and their material behavior–bridging from fundamental and materials science to educational science

Abstract Magnetic elastomers, like magnetic fluids, consist of magnetizable particles in a carrier medium. In contrast to magnetic fluids, the carrier matrix is a soft elastic solid. Consequently, the particles are permanently held in place. Such positional fixation allows to use...