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Simultaneous optical observation of anisotropic texture was performed under transient stress response in shear flow for a concentrated solution of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) (PBLG). Transient stress of the PBLG solution immediately after the onset of the shear flow showed a remarkable stress overshoot and damping oscillation behavior, followed by a steady state. On the other hand, simultaneous observation of the polarized optical microscopy showed the remarkable distortion of the banded texture immediately after the onset of the shear flow and the periodical changes in the retardation followed by a steady texture of the PBLG solution. The remarkable stress overshoot and the damping oscillation are closely related to the distortion of the banded texture and to the changes in the orientation of the rod-like molecules of the PBLG, respectively.
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Received: 15 December 1999/Accepted: 12 July 2000
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Tanaka, K., Oiwa, Y., Kiguchi, T. et al. Simultaneous optical observation of anisotropic texture for a concentrated solution of poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) under transient stress response in shear flow. Colloid Polym Sci 278, 1211–1215 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960000388
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960000388