2017 Annual Meeting

Session: Soft Matter Hydrodynamics

This session of contributed talks is focused on the hydrodynamics of "soft matter". We welcome theoretical, experimental, and computational contributions in this rapidly developing area of fluid mechanics.

Chair

Swan, J., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Co-Chair

Ma, A., University of Connecticut

Presentations

08:00 AM

(92a) The Importance of Classical Soft Matter Physics in the Development of New Nanomaterials
Pasquali, M.

08:30 AM

(92b) Rapid and Accurate Methods for Modeling Hydrodynamic Forces in Brownian Dynamics Simulations
Fiore, A., Swan, J.

08:45 AM

(92c) Rotational Dynamics of Nanoparticles in Polymer Solutions and Melts
Rinaldi, C., Maldonado-Camargo, L.

09:00 AM

(92d) Morphology of Nanoparticle Aggregates in Flow through Beds Packed with Spheres: Self- and Flow-Induced Assembly Using Lattice Boltzmann Simulations
Papavassiliou, D. V., Pham, N. H.

09:15 AM

(92e) Shear Thickening of Colloidal Dispersions at High Particle Concentrations- Rheology and SANS Investigations into Particle-Scale Mechanisms
Whitcomb, K., Wagner, N. J.

09:30 AM

(92f) Colloidal Hydrodynamics at a Fluid-Fluid Interface
Maldarelli, C., Dani, A.

09:45 AM

(92g) Effect of Surface Geometry on the Frictional Properties of Poly(dimethyl siloxane)
Peng, Y., Hsiao, L.

10:00 AM

(92h) Microrheology and Structural Reconfiguration of Artificial Biofluids Composed of Xanthan Gum in Salt Solutions
Walker, T. W., Tan, M., Mao, Y., Swann, B. M.

10:15 AM

(92i) Probe Rheology Simulation Technique for Determination of Viscoelasticity of Complex Fluids
Nourian, P., Sundaravadivelu Devarajan, D., Khare, R.