Coacervate or precipitate? Formation of non-equilibrium microstructures in coacervate emulsions

Abstract

We demonstrate the flow-induced formation of aggregated “precipitates” from coacervate emulsions, characterize their relaxation by interfacial coarsening, and discuss the implications for non-equilibrium processing of polyelectrolyte complexes.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2023
Source ID
10.1039/d3sm00901g

Entities

People

  • Chelsea E. R. Edwards
  • Kareem L. Lakkis
  • Matthew E Helgeson
  • Yimin Luo

Organizations

  • National Science Foundation
  • University of California

Tags

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.