Complex fluids, such as polymer melts and concentrated suspensions, are foundational materials for industrial products, including high-strength plastics and optical components. The final performance ...

Researchers from NITech, Japan, have recently developed a novel full-field extensional rheo-optical technique that can accurately characterize structural deformations in a complex fluid under ...

Elongational flow refers to the stretching deformation of a polymer melt under extensional stresses, as encountered in film blowing, fibre spinning, foaming and advanced extrusion techniques. Unlike ...