Nematic-Isotropic Spinodal Decomposition Kinetics of Rod-like Viruses
Lettinga, M. Paul · Kang, Kyongok · Holmqvist, Peter · Imhof, Arnout · Derks, Didi · Dhont, Jan K. G.
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We investigate spinodal decomposition kinetics of an initially nematic dispersion of rod-like viruses (fd virus). Quench experiments are performed from a flow-stabilized homogeneous nematic state at high shear rate into the two-phase isotropic-nematic coexistence region at zero shear rate. We present experimental evidence that spinodal decomposition is driven by orientational diffusion, in accordance with a very recent theory.
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