NaCas --> no fibrous structures CaCas --> fibrous structures CaCas dispersion contained larger micelles, which makes the CaCas micelles more susceptible to hydrodynamic (shear) flow. In addition, due to the presence of calcium, it is expected that the attractive forces between the micelles are larger in the case of CaCas-dispersion. CaCas --> shear-thickening at low shear rates, shear-thinning at high shear rates NaCas --> shear-thinning (liquid-like) --> self-assembly under flow, not significantly altered by shear