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Combining Microfluidics and Microrheology to Determine Rheological Properties of Soft Matter during Repeated Phase Transitions
Published on: April 19, 2018
Rheological responses of microgel suspensions with temperature-responsive capillary networks
Zhecun Guan1, Lisa Tang1,2, Jinhye Bae1,2,3
1Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Abstract:
A method coupling microgel jamming and temperature-responsive capillary networking is developed to manipulate the rheological properties of microgel-capillary suspensions by varying microgel sizes, volume fraction of capillary solution, and temperature after polymerization and photo-crosslinking. This approach allows for the 3D extrusion of this suspension to print complex structures that can be readily scaled up and applied to biomedical fields and soft material-based actuation.
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