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Some examples of thixotropy

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Synovial fluid found in diarthrotic joints of humans and animals displays this tendency. High concentrations of hyaluronic acid and other glycosaminoglycans have a gel-like consistency at rest that converts into a fluidic phase under stress (during motion of the joint) and then returns to gel.

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