The recent particle-tracking velocimetric (PTV) observations revealed that well-entangled
polymer solutions and melts tend to either exhibit wall slip or assume an inhomogeneous …

We present systematic, unique linear and nonlinear shear rheology data of an
experimentally pure ring polystyrene and its linear precursor. This polymer was synthesized …

This précis is aimed as a practical field guide to situations in which shear banding might be
expected in complex fluids subject to an applied shear flow. Separately for several of the …

We study theoretically the formation of shear bands in time-dependent flows of polymeric
and wormlike micellar surfactant fluids, focussing on the protocols of step shear stress, step …

Edge fracture is a viscoelastic instability characterized by the sudden indentation of a fluid's
free surface when the fluid is subjected to a high enough shear rate. During shear …

We report on a detailed rheological investigation of well-defined symmetric entangled
polymer stars of low functionality with varying number of arms, molar mass of the arms, and …

This Letter concludes that the recent data of Li et al.[J. Rheol. 57, 1411–1428 (2013)] are
entirely consistent with the previous observations of the occurrence and absence of shear …

Most investigations of large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) rheometry to date have
presumed uniform shear. The study of structured materials would especially benefit from …

We report on the shear flow start-up and the relaxation upon flow cessation of anionically
synthesized comb polymers of different chemistries. The experimental data, obtained with a …

The nonlinear rheological behavior of entangled poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) melts was
studied by particle-tracking velocimetry (PTV) technique in a cone-plate geometry. In the …