Seminar Abstract
October 19, 2005
"Spinodal Decomposition and its Applications"
Professor Alexander Wagner
Department of Physics
North Dakota State University
In this talk, I will describe the theory of spinodal decomposition and
how we can use the lattice Boltzmann method to simulate demixing phenomena.
I will then discuss two practical systems in which spinodal decomposition
is the main driving force for morphology formation: 1) The formation of
polymer membranes, which are ubiquitous in filtering applications, and
2) the formation of blood vessels in early embryos.
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