Shearing active gels close to the isotropic-nematic transition.
We study numerically the rheological properties of a slab of active gel close to the isotropic-nematic transition. The flow behavior shows a strong dependence on the sample size, boundary conditions, and on the bulk constitutive curve, which, on entering the nematic phase, acquires an activity-induc...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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