3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Arrested coalescence drives helical coiling and networking of filamentous smectic condensates
Christopher A. Browne, Paul G. Severino, Yvonne Zagzag +5
Liquid-liquid crystal phase separation (LLCPS) occurs in many industrial and biological settings. Interestingly, when smectic phases demix from the homogeneous mixture, they can fo…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Stagnation points at grain contacts generate an elastic flow instability in 3D porous media
Emily Y. Chen, Christopher A. Browne, Simon J. Haward +2
Many environmental, energy, and industrial processes involve the flow of polymer solutions in three-dimensional (3D) porous media where fluid is confined to navigate through comple…
cond-mat.soft2024
Spontaneous assembly of condensate networks during the demixing of structured fluids
Yuma Morimitsu, Christopher A. Browne, Zhe Liu +6
Liquid-liquid phase separation, whereby two liquids spontaneously demix, is ubiquitous in industrial, environmental, and biological processes. While isotropic fluids are known to c…