Solid state gas sensors are a core enabling technology to a range of measurement
applications including industrial, safety, and environmental monitoring. The technology …

Descriptions of phase separation in condensed matter have so far been classified into a
solid model (model B) and a fluid model (model H). In the former the diffusion is the only …

One common feature of new emerging technologies is the fusion of the very small (nano)
scale and the large scale engineering. The classical environment provided by single scale …

We review theories and experiments on the effects of shear in fluids undergoing phase
transitions. We put emphasis on near-critical fluids and polymer solutions as representative …

This monograph presents theoretical and experimental studies of flows of elastic liquids.
Falling into this category are particularly the melts and concentrated solutions of such …

A method is developed for predicting the elasticity of a polymer melt through detailed
atomistic simulations. The Helmholtz energy of a melt oriented by flow is postulated to be of …

The behavior of general Maxwell-like constitutive equations is analyzed. The total set of the
constitutive equations includes the evolution equations for the “configuration tensor” c and …

The thermodynamics and mechanics of non-isothermal polymeric fluids are examined within
the auspices of a new methodology wherein the laws of physics and principles of mechanics …

By solving a viscoelastic model of polymer solutions in two dimensions, we demonstrate that
polymer-rich regions can form a spongelike network in deeply quenched cases. In late …

Complex isochoric flows in a domain of space that is long compared to its width are studied
for a viscoplastic and perfectly rigid Herschel–Bulkley model. It is argued here that no …