Observation of transition cascades in sheared liquid crystalline polymers
Abstract
We observe anomalous shear thickening behavior of a lyotropic liquid crystalline polymer due to the dynamics of the nematic director.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1039/d0sm00275e
Entities
People
- M. Gregory Forest
- Ryan J Fox
- Stephen J. Picken
- Theo J Dingemans
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- Delft University of Technology
- National Science Foundation
- United States Army
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill