Journal Article

PreJuSER-51296

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Ripoll, M.FZJ* ; Winkler, R. G.FZJ* ; Gompper, G.FZJ*

2006
APS College Park, Md.

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/1531  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.188302

Abstract: Linear and star polymers in solution are studied in the presence of shear flow. The solvent is described by a particle-based mesoscopic simulation technique, which accounts for hydrodynamic interactions. The scaling properties of the average gyration tensor, the orientation angle, and the rotation frequency are investigated for various arm lengths and arm numbers. With increasing functionality f, star polymers exhibit a crossover in their flow properties from those of linear polymers to a novel behavior, which resembles the tank-treading motion of elastic capsules.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Theorie II (IFF-TH-II)
2. Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance - Simulation Sciences (JARA-SIM)

Research Program(s):

1. Kondensierte Materie (P54)

Appears in the scientific report 2006
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