We study the aging behavior of aqueous laponite suspension, a model soft glassy material, in creep. We observe that the viscoelastic behavior is time dependent and is strongly influenced by the deformation field; the effect is known to arise due to aging and rejuvenation. We show that irrespective of the strength of the deformation field (shear stress) and age, when the imposed time scale is no...

We present measurements of the thermal fluctuations of the free surface of an aging colloidal suspension, Laponite. The technique consists in measuring the fluctuations of the position of a laser beam that reflects from the free surface. Analysing the data statistics, we show that, as the fluid ages, the dynamics becomes intermittent. The intermittent events correspond to large changes in the l...

We have studied the flow induced by a macroscopic spherical particle settling in a Laponite suspension that exhibits a yield-stress, thixotropy and shear-thinning. We show that the fluid thixotropy (or aging) induces an increase with time of both the apparent yield stress and shear-thinning properties but also a breaking of the flow fore-aft symmetry predicted in Hershel-Bulkley fluids (yield-s...

Dilute Laponite suspensions in water at low salt concentration form repulsive colloidal glasses which display physical aging. This phenomenon is still not completely understood and in particular, little is known about the connection between the flow history, as a determinant of the initial state of the system, and the subsequent aging dynamics. Using a stress controlled rheometer, we perform st...

The American Dietetic Association Dietitians in Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group: Patricia L. Steinmuller, MS, RD, CSSD; Nanna L. Meyer, PhD, RD, CSSD; Laura J. Kruskall, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM; Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM; Nancy R. Rodriguez, PhD, RD, CSSD; Michele Macedonio, MS, RD, CSSD, FACSM; Randy L. Bird, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS; Jacqueline R. B...

PURPOSE The results of previous immunocytochemical and electrophysiological studies of retinas of rd (retinal degeneration) chicks suggest that the iodopsin cone visual pigment may be defective in this mutant. The goal of this study was to determine if the primary structure and synthesis of this protein is normal in this animal model of inherited retinal degeneration. METHODS Northern cDNA se...