ORCID
Merrill E. Asp: 0000-0003-3812-2276
Sarthak Gupta: 0000-0002-3950-7955
Robert Carroll: 0000-0002-0536-9734
Alison E. Patteson: 0000-0002-4004-1734
Document Type
Article
Date
Fall 11-22-2022
Keywords
rheology, mechanics, viscoelasticity, lab activities, take-home, high school, undergraduate, inexpensive, DIY, portable
Language
English
Funder(s)
NYSS-APS Outreach Grant and NSF
Funding ID
MCB 2026747 and NIH R35 GM142963
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge useful conversations with Sam Sampere
and Paul Janmey. This work was funded by NYSS-APS Outreach
Grant awarded to MA and SG and NSF MCB 2026747 and NIH
R35 GM142963 awarded to AP.
Official Citation
Merrill Asp, Elise Jutzeler, Jakub Kochanowski, Katherine Kerr, Dawei Song, Sarthak Gupta, Bobby Carroll, Alison Patteson; A Torsion-Based Rheometer for Measuring Viscoelastic Material Properties. The Biophysicist 1 December 2022; 3 (2): 94–105. doi: https://doi.org/10.35459/tbp.2020.000172
Disciplines
Physics
Description/Abstract
Rheology and the study of viscoelastic materials are an integral
part of engineering and the study of biophysical systems. Tissue rheology is even
used in the study of cancer and other diseases. However, the cost of a rheometer is
feasible only for colleges, universities, and research laboratories. Even if a rheometer
can be purchased, it is bulky and delicately calibrated, limiting its usefulness to the
laboratory itself. The design presented here is less than a tenth of the cost of a
professional rheometer. The design is also portable, making it the ideal solution to
introduce viscoelasticity to high school students as well as for use in the field for
obtaining rheological data.
Recommended Citation
Merrill Asp, Elise Jutzeler, Jakub Kochanowski, Katherine Kerr, Dawei Song, Sarthak Gupta, Bobby Carroll, Alison Patteson; A Torsion-Based Rheometer for Measuring Viscoelastic Material Properties. The Biophysicist 1 December 2022; 3 (2): 94–105. doi: https://doi.org/10.35459/tbp.2020.000172
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