ODES-lab RESEARCH
We elucidate the influence of size, shape, & interactions of dispersed phases (polymers, micelles, particles, proteins, drops, & bubbles) on stability, rheology, fizzics, processability, and applications of complex fluids, motivated by curiosities and challenges in nature and industry, especially for engineering plant-based foods & sustainable formulations.
fundamental studies in polymer physics, fluid mechanics, fizzics (interfacial science), and scaling analysis
POLYMER PHYSICS
Dynamics of Neutral and Charged Polymers | Polyelectrolyte Physics | Polymer-surfactant Complexes | Stretched Polymer Physics
DYNAMICS & RHEOLOGY
Shear and Extensional Rheology | Nonlinear Viscoelasticity | Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics | Pinching Dynamics
FIZZICS & COLLOIDS
DLVO & non-DLVO Surface Forces | Foam Film Stratification | Colloidal Dispersions | Adsorption Kinetics | Micelleization | Complexation.
FOOD SCI & BIOPHYSICS
Dairy & egg proteins | Plant-based proteins | Polysaccharides as food thickeners | Saliva, blood, mucous | Phospholipids, DNA, Bile.
INDUSTRIAL SOFT MATTER
Paints | Coatings | Soaps | Plant-based Milks | Vegan Mayo | Nali Lacquer | Processability
FIBER SCI. & ENG.
Centrifugal force spinning | Spinnability | Macromolecular engineering of fiber properties | Membrane engineering
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS & MECHANICS
Scaling theory | Ohnesorge units | Spreading: atom bombs, drops, and cells | Physics of Explosions
In collaboration with Marc-Antoine Fardin, Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, Université Paris Cité & Mathieu Hautefeuille, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Sorbonne Université to illustrate the power and beauty of scaling theory or dimensional analysis methods.
Drops: Spreading, pinching, and coalescence: the Ohnesorge units, Soft Matter, 2022.
The three amigos: Marc-Antoine Fardin, Mathieu Hautefeuille, and Vivek Sharma
STICKINESS, ADHESION, TACK & WETTING
STRUCTURAL COLOR IN BIOLOGY & BIOMIMICRY
INSTABILITIES, NONLINEAR DYNAMICS & CHAOS
OF GROWTH & FORM: PATTERNS, ORDER & PACKING
The rheologically complex fluid beauty of nail lacquer formulations
L. M. Jimenez, C. D.V. Martinez Narvaez, C. Xu, S. Bacchi & V. Sharma, Soft Matter 2021
