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Scattering function and the dynamics of phase separation in polymer mixtures under shear flow
N. PistoorKurt Bindersubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationScattering functionSpinodalPolymers and PlasticsSpinodal decompositionChemistryDynamics (mechanics)ThermodynamicsPolymerPhysics::Fluid DynamicsCondensed Matter::Soft Condensed MatterColloid and Surface ChemistryMaterials ChemistryField theory (psychology)Physical and Theoretical ChemistryShear flowStructure factordescription
The phenomenological mean-field theory describing concentration fluctuations and spinodal decomposition of binary mixtures of long flexible macromolecules is generalized to mixtures under steady shear flow. This shear flow leads to a partial orientation and stretching of the coils, as well as to an anisotropic deformation of concentration fluctuations. Generalizing the approach of Onuki and Kawasaki, we obtain the collective scattering function describing these concentration fluctuations in the mixture under shear flow. Both the steady-state situation in the one-phase region and the initial stages of spinodal decomposition for concentrations inside of the spinodal curve are considered.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-02-01 | Colloid & Polymer Science |