3 papers
physics.ed-ph2026
PocketCaBER and PocketDoS: Low-cost open-source tools for teaching and learning advanced topics in fluid mechanics
Zhaofeng Peng, Lucas Warwaruk, Thomas Livesay +4
We describe two open-source, 3D-printable, flexure-based tools for the quantitative measurement of extensional properties of viscoelastic fluids. These low-cost, portable, and scal…
cond-mat.soft2026
Numerical analysis of capillarity-driven thinning rheometry for polydisperse polymer solutions
Isaac Pincus, Vincenzo Calabrese, Simon J. Haward +1
Liquid bridges of polymer solutions that are self-thinning due to the action of capillarity undergo a transition from Newtonian-like linear thinning to exponential elastocapillary…
cond-mat.soft2019
Shear Melting and Recovery of Crosslinkable Cellulose Nanocrystal-Polymer Gels
Abhinav Rao, Thibaut Divoux, Gareth H. McKinley +1
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are naturally-derived nanostructures of growing importance for the production of composites having attractive mechanical properties, and offer improved…