Structure and rheology of wormlike micellar systems

Masatoshi Toda, Toshihiro Kawakatsu

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Abstract

In order to investigate the microscopic origin of both structural and rheological properties of the wormlike micellar systems, we propose a numerically efficient particle-field hybrid model and the coarse-grained micellar energy derived from Helfrich's bending energy model. By using these models, we succeeded in calculating the sol-gel phase diagram for the micellar system and observed the novel network structure with many holes in the gel phase region. In addition, we conclude that the large-scale destruction of the micellar network followed by the over-release of the shear stress is related with the shear-induced instability that leads to a shear banding.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th International Symposium on Slow Dynamics in Complex Systems
Subtitle of host publicationKeep Going Tohoku
Pages419-423
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event4th International Symposium on Slow Dynamics in Complex Systems: Keep Going Tohoku - Sendai, Japan
Duration: 2012 Dec 22012 Dec 7

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1518
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

Other4th International Symposium on Slow Dynamics in Complex Systems: Keep Going Tohoku
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySendai
Period12/12/212/12/7

Keywords

  • coarse-grained model
  • particle-field hybrid model
  • topological morphology
  • wormlike micelle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

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