Spatiotemporal dynamics of wormlike micelles under shear.
Velocity profiles in a wormlike micelle solution (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide in D2O) are recorded using ultrasound every 2 s during a startup experiment into the shear-banding regime. The stress relaxation occurs over more than 6 h and corresponds to the very slow nucleation and growth of the high-shear band. Moreover, oscillations of the interface position with a period of about 50 s are observed during the growth process. Strong wall slip, metastable states, and transient nucleation of three-band flows are also reported and discussed in light of previous experiments and theoretical models.
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Lydiane
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Bécu
Sébastien
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Manneville
Annie
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Colin
D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D008823:Micelles; D008956:Models, Chemical; D033081:Shear Strength; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry
D008823:Micelles; D013501:Surface-Active Agents