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Challenging multiphase complex fluids for applications

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Modern processing technology is calling the scientific understanding of dynamic processes, where the science of complex fluids plays a central role. We summarize our recent efforts using the generic approaches of multi-scale physics of complex fluids on apparently irrelevant processes, i.e. the mixing of polymer blends, the processing of thermoplastic(TP) toughened thermosetting(TS) composites using phase separation of TP in TS, as well as the enhanced oil recovery using polymer soft gel. It is emphasized that the thorough physical understanding in multi-scales of time and space through the joint efforts of experiment and theory in each scale is the key issue for the modeling of various processes.

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  1. Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China

    Yuan-ze Xu  (许元泽)

  2. Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China

    Yuan-ze Xu  (许元泽)

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Foundation item: Project(20490224) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(2003CB615604) supported by the Major State Basic Research and Development Program of China; Project supported by Shengli oil field, SINOPEC Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

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Xu, Yz. Challenging multiphase complex fluids for applications. J. Cent. South Univ. Technol. 15 (Suppl 1), 130–134 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-008-0331-1

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