Presidential Young Investigator Award: Rheology, Adsorptionand Structure of Micelles, Emulsions, Colloidal Suspensions and Polymer Solutions

这项研究的目的是发展对物理的理解 分散体系如乳液、胶束、胶体 悬浮液和聚合物溶液。 这项研究的一个重点是 嵌段共聚物吸附的定量研究。 正在研究的系统 包括目前用作颜料极性-非极性嵌段共聚物 稳定器 该项目的另一个方面是统计 电流变（ER）流体结构的力学模型。 这些流体的流变特性发生了显著的变化 在电场的作用下。

This research is aimed at developing an understanding of the physical properties of dispersed systems such as emulsions, micelles, colloidal suspensions, and polymer solutions. One thrust of this research is a quantitative study of block copolymer adsorption. Systems under study include polar-nonpolar block copolymers currently in use as pigment stabilizers. Another aspect of this project is a statistical mechanical model of the structure in electrorheological (ER) fluids. These fluids exhibit dramatic changes of their rheological properties upon the application of an electric field.