Browsing Theses by Subject "soft matter"

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Interface dynamics of soft solids with liquids, solids, and gels

Kim, A-Reum (University of Waterloo, 2023-05-01)

Soft solids are commonly composed of polymeric networks suspended in liquids while maintaining their physical form. They have intermediate properties between viscous liquids and elastic solids, which are easily deformed ...
The Self-Assembly of Particles with Isotropic Interactions

Kier, von Konigslow (University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)

In recent years there has been much interest in the self-assembly of materials. Much of this research has been focused on the self-assembly of particles in solution (colloids), typically on the order of nanometres or ...
Wormlike Chain Polymers Under External Fields with Applications to Nanotechnology

Andersen, Nigel (University of Waterloo, 2022-08-12)

Polymers are long molecular chains formed from smaller molecular units called monomers. Polymers display interesting macroscopic properties, are ubiquitous in everyday materials, and are also important biomolecules among ...