Tailoring the flow of soft glasses by soft additives

Details Tailoring the flow of soft glasses by soft additives Tailoring the flow of soft glasses by soft additives

2005-11-15

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511355v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 268301 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages, 4 figures, accepted in Phys. Rev. Lett

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.268301

We examine the vitrification and melting of asymmetric star polymers mixtures by combining rheological measurements with mode coupling theory. We identify two types of glassy states, a {\it single} glass, in which the small component is fluid in the glassy matrix of the big one and a {\it double} glass, in which both components are vitrified. Addition of small star polymers leads to melting of {\it both} glasses and the melting curve has a non-monotonic dependence on the star-star size ratio. The phenomenon opens new ways for externally steering the rheological behavior of soft matter systems.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Tailoring the flow of soft glasses by soft additives does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Tailoring the flow of soft glasses by soft additives, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Tailoring the flow of soft glasses by soft additives will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-7949