Stockmayer supracolloidal magnetic polymers under the influence of an applied magnetic field and a shear flow

The idea of creating magnetically controllable colloids whose rheological properties can be finely tuned on the nano- or micro-scale has caused a lot experimental and theoretical effort. latter resulted in systems building blocks are ranging between single magnetic nanoparticles to complexes such bound together by various mechanisms. binding either chemical physical, reversible not. One way create system that is physically let precrosslinked supracolloidal polymers (SMPs) cluster due both Van-der-Waals-type forces. topology SMPs this case used tune resulting clusters as we show work. We employ Molecular Dynamics computer simulations coupled with explicit solvent modelled Lattice-Boltzmann method order model behaviour formed chains, rings, X- Y-shaped shear flow externally applied field. find stabilises shape not letting them extend direction field disintegrate. highest response an higher stability those made Y- X-like SMPs.