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Khaldoon N Altahhan¹, Yue Wang², Nahil Sobh¹

¹Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.

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Simple indentation tests can validate complex shear-wave imaging for measuring the elastic modulus of soft hydrogels. This provides accurate material property estimation across various conditions.

Keywords:

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Mechanical Engineering

Background:

Accurate estimation of the elastic modulus is crucial for characterizing soft hydrogels.
Existing techniques like dynamic shear-wave imaging have limitations in validation.
Macro-indentation offers a potential complementary method for modulus measurement.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare and validate macro-indentation techniques with dynamic shear-wave imaging for elastic modulus estimation in soft hydrogels.
To investigate the influence of sample geometry and surface adhesion on modulus measurements.
To establish conditions where quasi-static indentation can corroborate dynamic shear-wave imaging results.

Main Methods:

Dynamic shear-wave imaging (ultrasonic Doppler, optical coherence tomography) to estimate shear dispersion and elastic modulus.
Quasi-static macro-indentation using Hertzian theory (loading phase) and Johnson-Kendall-Roberts theory (unloading phase) to measure elastic modulus.
Experiments conducted on gelatin hydrogel samples of varying sizes and concentrations.

Main Results:

Agreement within 5% was achieved for elastic modulus estimates between indentation and shear-wave imaging under specific conditions.
Both techniques exhibit unique biases related to sample geometry.
Hertzian and Johnson-Kendall-Roberts theories were applied based on the presence or absence of surface adhesion.

Conclusions:

Quasi-static macro-indentation provides a reliable method for validating dynamic shear-wave imaging estimates of hydrogel elastic modulus.
Understanding the coupling between measurement techniques and sample geometry is essential for accurate material characterization.
This study offers a practical approach for enhancing the accuracy and reliability of soft material property assessment.