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

James Swan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Co-Chair

Anson Ma, University of Connecticut

Presentations

08:00 AM

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

08:30 AM

(92b) Rapid and Accurate Methods for Modeling Hydrodynamic Forces in Brownian Dynamics Simulations
Andrew Fiore, James Swan

08:45 AM

(92c) Rotational Dynamics of Nanoparticles in Polymer Solutions and Melts
Carlos Rinaldi, Lorena Maldonado-Camargo

09:00 AM

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

09:15 AM

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

09:30 AM

(92f) Colloidal Hydrodynamics at a Fluid-Fluid Interface
Charles Maldarelli, Archit Dani

09:45 AM

(92g) Effect of Surface Geometry on the Frictional Properties of Poly(dimethyl siloxane)
Yunhu Peng, Lilian Hsiao

10:00 AM

(92h) Microrheology and Structural Reconfiguration of Artificial Biofluids Composed of Xanthan Gum in Salt Solutions
Travis W. Walker, Mingyang Tan, Yating Mao, Britany M. Swann

10:15 AM

(92i) Probe Rheology Simulation Technique for Determination of Viscoelasticity of Complex Fluids
Pouria Nourian, Dinesh Sundaravadivelu Devarajan, Rajesh Khare