Shear rheology of methyl cellulose based solutions for cell mechanical measurements at high shear rates
Beyza Büyükurgancı, Santanu Kumar Basu, Markus Neuner, Jochen Guck, A. Wierschem, Felix Reichel
Abstract
. We construct a general viscosity equation for each MC solution at a certain shear rate and temperature. Furthermore, we investigated how MC concentration influences the rheology of the solutions and found the entanglement concentration at around 0.64 w/w%. Our results help to better understand the viscoelastic behavior of MC solutions, which can now be considered when modelling stresses in microfluidic channels.
Topics & Concepts
RheologyRheometerShear rateViscoelasticityShear stressMaterials scienceShear (geology)MicrofluidicsMethyl celluloseViscosityCelluloseChemistryComposite materialNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsBlood properties and coagulation