Theory and Simulation of Cholesteric Film Formation Flows of Dilute Collagen Solutions
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Abstract
Dilute isotropic collagen solutions are usually flow processed into monodomain chiral nematic thin films for obtaining highly ordered materials by a multistep process that starts with complex inhomogeneous flow kinematics. Here we present rigorous theory and simulation of the initial precursors during flow steps in cholesteric collagen film formation. We first extract the molecular shape parameter and rotational diffusivity from previously reported simple shear data of dilute collagen solutions, where the former leads the reactive parameter (tumbling function) which determines the net effect of vorticity and strain rate on the average orientation and where the latter establishes the intensity of strain required for flow-birefringence, both crucial quantities for controlled film formation flow. We find that the tumbling function is similar to those of rod-like lyotropic liquid crystalline polymers and hence it is predicted that they would tumble in the ordered high concentration state leading to flow-induced texturing. The previously reported experimental data is well fitted with rotational diffusivities whose order of magnitude is consistent to those of other biomacromolecules. We then investigate the response of the tensor order parameter to complex flow kinematics, ranging from pure vorticity, through simple shear, to extensional flow, as may arise in typical flow casting and film flows. The chosen control variable to produce precursor cholesteric films is the director or average orientation, since the nematic order is set close to typical values found in concentrated cholesteric type I collagen solutions. Using the efficient four-roll mill kinematics, we summarize the para-nematic structure-flow process diagram in terms of the director orientation and flow type. Using analysis and computation, we provide a parametric envelope that is necessary to eventually produce well-aligned cholesteric films. We conclude that extensional flow is an essential ingredient of well-ordered film precursors with required Deborah numbers on the order of unity.
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