Structure of polymer brushes under shear flow in a good solvent

S. M. Baker*, G. S. Smith, D. L. Anastassopoulos, C. Toprakcioglu, A. A. Vradis, D. G. Bucknall

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Abstract

The reflectivity profiles of polymer brushes in a good solvent were measured under steady shear flow at the highest ever reported rates of shear in plane Poiseuille geometry. The results do not support predictions of a monotomic increase in brush height as a function of the shear rate. Further, the findings clearly disagree with the shear thinning effect predicted for steady flow regimes by Brownian dynamics methods.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1120-1122
Number of pages3
JournalMacromolecules
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Chemistry

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