Micro-Capsules in Shear Flow

Details Micro-Capsules in Shear Flow Micro-Capsules in Shear Flow

2010-04-27

arxiv.org/abs/1004.4879v1

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23 184113 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

34 pages, 15 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/0953-8984/23/18/184113

This paper deals with flow-induced shape transitions of elastic capsules. The state of the art concerning both theory and experiments is briefly reviewed starting with dynamically induced small deformation of initially spherical capsules and the formation of wrinkles on polymerized membranes. Initially non-spherical capsules show tumbling and tank-treading motion in shear flow. Theoretical descriptions of the transition between these two types of motion assuming a fixed shape are at variance with the full capsule dynamics obtained numerically. To resolve the discrepancy, we expand the exact equations of motion for small deformations and find that shape changes play a dominant role. We classify the dynamical phase transitions and obtain numerical and analytical results for the phase boundaries as a function of viscosity contrast, shear and elongational flow rate. We conclude with perspectives on timedependent flow, on shear-induced unbinding from surfaces, on the role of thermal fluctuations, and on applying the concepts of stochastic thermodynamics to these systems.

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