Polyelectrolyte gel dynamics during volume phase transitions

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Abstract

We will address the dynamics of the elastic modes of a polyelectrolyte gel near the first-order volume phase transition. The role of the neutralizing plasma on the modulus of the polyelectrolyte gel will be discussed.

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Authors

  • Mithun Mitra

    University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  • Jing Hua

    University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  • Murugappan Muthukumar

    University of Massachusetts, Amherst, University of Massachusetts