Self-Organization of Polymeric Fluids in Strong Stress Fields

Figure 11

Frames of a movie demonstrating evolution of small particles distribution under shearing in poly(isobutylene) filled with PMMA microspheres (80 μm in diameter). Frames from left to right and from upper to lower images correspond to 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 s, respectively. The pictures were made under polarized light and the Maltese cross is seen due to anisotropy of a sheared polymer matrix.