Hydrodynamic inflation of ring polymers under shear

Ring polymers are known to display a variety of unusual dynamical behavior due to their topology. Here, simulations reveal that ring polymers under shear flow exhibit a swelling of the ring, causing them to behave as non-Brownian particles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maximilian Liebetreu, Christos N. Likos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-019-0006-5