中间相
双节的
各向同性
化学物理
复杂流体
材料科学
相(物质)
中胚层
表面张力
失真(音乐)
软物质
分子动力学
化学工程
纳米技术
相图
机械
化学
复合材料
热力学
计算化学
聚合物
物理
液晶
有机化学
光学
CMOS芯片
放大器
工程类
光电子学
胶体
作者
Yuma Morimitsu,Christopher Browne,Zhe Liu,Paul G. Severino,Manesh Gopinadhan,E. B. Sirota,Ozcan Altintas,Kazem V. Edmond,Chinedum O. Osuji
标识
DOI:10.1073/pnas.2407914121
摘要
Liquid–liquid phase separation, whereby two liquids spontaneously demix, is ubiquitous in industrial, environmental, and biological processes. While isotropic fluids are known to condense into spherical droplets in the binodal region, these dynamics are poorly understood for structured fluids. Here, we report the unique observation of condensate networks, which spontaneously assemble during the demixing of a mesogen from a solvent. Condensing mesogens form rapidly elongating filaments, rather than spheres, to relieve distortion of an internal smectic mesophase. As filaments densify, they collapse into bulged discs, lowering the elastic free energy. Additional distortion is relieved by retraction of filaments into the discs, which are straightened under tension to form a ramified network. Understanding and controlling these dynamics may provide different avenues to direct pattern formation or template materials.
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