Viscoelastic phase separation in soft matter: Numerical-simulation study on its physical mechanism

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2108-2141

  Tanaka, Hajime ^a   Araki, Takeaki ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colloidal suspension; Hydrodynamic interaction; Numerical simulation; Polymer solution; Viscoelastic phase separation

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; EMULSIONS; GELATION; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXTURES; MORPHOLOGY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POLYMERS; PROTEINS; REACTION KINETICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOELASTICITY;

COLLOIDAL SUSPENSION]; HYDRODYNAMIC INTERACTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; POLYMER SOLUTION; VISCOELASTIC PHASE SEPARATION;

PHASE SEPARATION;

COLLOIDS; EMULSIONS; GELATION; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXTURES; MORPHOLOGY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PHASE SEPARATION; PROTEINS; REACTION KINETICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 31644438479     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.02.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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