View Journal Article: Structure Formation in Micro-Confined Polymeric Emulsions
Citation:
Pathak, J. A., Hudson, S. D. and Migler, K. B. (2002). Structure Formation in Micro-Confined Polymeric Emulsions. ACS Polymer Preprints43 (2). 833-834.
In the present work, we present results of concentrated solutions under shear, with particular emphasis on the case that the emulsion is microconfined. When the size of a typical
droplet is comparable to the gap width between the shearing plates, we observe interesting non-equilibrium pattern formation of the collective behavior. We present three results in which
spontaneous structures emerge in the system; string formation, the pearl necklace structure and droplet layering.