One characteristic feature of soft matter systems is their strong response to external stimuli.
As a consequence they are comparatively easily driven out of their ground state and out of …

The static and dynamic properties of polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites are
discussed, in the context of polymers in confined spaces and polymer brushes. A wide range …

The rheology of end-tethered polymer layered silicate nanocomposites is investigated using
linear viscoelastic measurements in oscillatory shear with small strain amplitudes. Two …

The viscoelastic behavior of block copolymer melts that exhibit a cubic phase has been
examined by oscillatory shear experiments. A low frequency plateau in the measured …

We consider here the problem of phase separation in copolymer melts. The Ohta–Kawasaki
density functional theory gives rise to a nonlocal Cahn–Hilliard-like functional, promoting the …

We develop a computer simulation for the dynamic behavior of a phase-separating binary
mixture that contains mobile, solid particles. The system models “filled polymers”, which …

We study the kinetics of order-disorder and order-order transitions in weakly segregated
diblock copolymers using a time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) approach. In …

The friction of dry self-assembled monolayers, chemically attached to a solid surface and
comprising a well-defined interface for sliding, is compared to the case of two solids …

Oscillatory shearing is a popular method to understand transient nonlinear rheology.
Various viscoelastic metrics have been used to analyze oscillatory rheology with different …

Cell dynamics simulations of ordered structures formed in diblock copolymer melts were
performed to investigate the effects of simulation parameters on the morphological features …