A rheo-optical apparatus for real time kinetic studies on shear-induced alignment of self-assembled soft matter with small sample volumes

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Laiho, Ari ^a   Ikkala, Olli ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DICHROISM; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RHEOMETERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SHEAR FLOW; X RAY SCATTERING;

FLOW ALIGNMENT KINETICS; FLOW CELLS; FORCE TRANSDUCERS; SHEAR ALIGNMENT;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ELASTICITY; KINETICS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 34047145832     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2409870     Document Type: Article

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