scholarly journals Electrorheological Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane/TiO2-Based Composite Elastomers

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander V. Agafonov ◽  
Anton S. Kraev ◽  
Alexander E. Baranchikov ◽  
Vladimir K. Ivanov

Electrorheological elastomers based on polydimethylsiloxane filled with hydrated titanium dioxide with a particle size of 100–200 nm were obtained by polymerization of the elastomeric matrix, either in the presence, or in the absence, of an external electric field. The viscoelastic and dielectric properties of the obtained elastomers were compared. Analysis of the storage modulus and loss modulus of the filled elastomers made it possible to reveal the influence of the electric field on the Payne effect in electrorheological elastomers. The elastomer vulcanized in the electric field showed high values of electrorheological sensitivity, 250% for storage modulus and 1100% for loss modulus. It was shown, for the first time, that vulcanization of filled elastomers in the electric field leads to a significant decrease in the degree of crosslinking in the elastomer. This effect should be taken into account in the design of electroactive elastomeric materials.

Clay Minerals ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cabuk ◽  
M. Yavuz ◽  
H. I. Unal ◽  
O. Erol

AbstractBiodegradable chitosan/bentonite composites with three different compositions were synthesized by the intercalation method using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as the cationic surfactant. The composites were characterized using conductivity, density, particle size measurements, FTIR, TGA, XRD and SEM methods. Colloidal stabilities of the suspensions prepared in silicone oil (SO) were observed to increase with decreasing density. The effects of dispersed particle concentration, shear rate, electric field strength, electric field frequency and temperature on the electrorheological (ER) activities of the suspensions were investigated. The electric field viscosities of the suspensions showed typical shear thinning non-Newtonian viscoelastic behaviour. Yield stresses of the suspensions were observed to change in proportion to the square of applied electric field (E). Further, according to creep and creep-recovery analysis, reversible viscoelastic deformations were observed in the suspensions under E ≠ 0 kV mm–1.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Semenov ◽  
Alexander Danilin ◽  
Yulia Karnet ◽  
Elena Kelbysheva

Electrorheological suspensions (ERS) of polyimide particles with organoelement fragments from the sodium salt of 2,5-diaminobenzene sulfonic acid were obtained for the first time. Their rheological and electrorheological characteristics, their dependence on the parameters of deformation, and the intensity of the external electric field were studied. It was found that the ERS of PI-Na polyimide particles have a significant electrorheological response. Solid-polyimide materials were previously studied using a scanning electron microscope. The effect of the polyimide concentration on the properties of the solution was studied by spectrophotometry. It was shown that polyimide suspension is a result of increasing intensity as the electric field changes the flow type from Newtonian to pseudoplastic due to polarization of the particles and formation of the chain structures along the power lines of the electric field. The influence of temperature on the change of rheological and electrorheological properties of a polyimide ERS in constant electric fields was investigated.


Author(s):  
Н.М. Антонова ◽  
И.М. Иванов ◽  
У.Б. Виндбергер ◽  
В.К. Паскова

Цель исследования: изучить механизмы формирования и тромбодинамические свойства кровяного сгустка при тромбообразовании in vitro и представить сравнительное исследование кинетики тромбообразования с помощью реологических и электрореологических методов в условиях постоянного и осциллирующего сдвигового вискозиметрического течения; оценить свертывание цельной и консервированной крови, ее вязкоупругие свой ства и влияние фибриногена и декстранов на формирование сгустка. Материалы и методы. Вязкость и удельную электропроводимость нормальной и консервированной с CPD-A1-адениновым раствором крови измеряли ротационным вискозиметром Low Shear 30 Contraves (LS30) с коаксиальными цилиндрами и копией измерительной системы MS1/1 со встроенными электродами (разработана на базе LS30) в условиях постоянного сдвигового потока и в электрическом поле. Вязкоупругие свойства нормальной цельной крови исследовали с помощью реометра Physica MCR 301 (Anton Paar, Austria) в условиях осциллирующего синусоидального потока. Результаты. Представлены результаты кинетики динамической вязкости и удельной электропроводимости консервированной крови в процессе коагуляции в условиях постоянного сдвигового потока и в электрическом поле. Исследованы вязкоупругие свойства цельной крови в условиях синусоидального осциллирующего вискозиметрического течения и представлены зависимости упругого модуля G' (storage modulus) и модуля потерь G'' (loss modulus), а также нормальных сил как функция времени при свертывании. Приводятся данные эффекта фибриногена и декстрана на упругий модуль G' и на модуль потерь G'' цельной крови в процессе коагуляции. Заключение. В условиях вискозиметрического течения при низких скоростях сдвига кинетика тромбообразования характеризуется начальным этапом постепенного увеличения кажущейся вязкости и уменьшения удельной электропроводимости крови и периодом интенсивной коагуляции, характеризирующимся экспоненциальным ростом вязкости и параллельным уменьшением удельной электропроводимости исследуемого образца. Установлено, что коагулирующая цельная кровь обладает нелинейными вязкоупругими свойствами. Кинетика образования сгустка в условиях осциллирующего вискозиметрического течения крови характеризуется увеличением упругого модуля G' и модуля потерь G'' со временем. Одновременно зарегистрирована и отрицательная нормальная сила исследуемого образца в зазоре между пластинами при постоянной толщине зазора. Повышение содержание фибриногена ускоряет коагуляцию и увеличивает значения упругого модуля G' и модуля потерь G'', а также и нормальной силы коагулирующей цельной крови. Objectives: to study the mechanisms of thrombus formation and thrombodynamic properties of a blood clot during coagulation in vitro and to present a comparative study of clot kinetics formation under conditions of steady and oscillating shear viscometric flow and at electric field by rheological and electrorheological methods; to evaluate the coagulation of whole and preserved blood, its viscoelastic properties and the effect of fi brinogen and dextrans on clot formation. Materials/ Methods. The viscosity and electrical conductivity of normal blood and blood preserved with CPD-A1-adenine solution were measured with a Low Shear 30 Contraves (LS30) rotational viscometer with coaxial cylinders and with a copy of the measuring system MS1 / 1 with builtin electrodes at a steady viscometric shear flow and in an electric field too. The viscoelastic properties of normal whole blood were investigated using a Physica MCR 301 rheometer (Anton Paar, Austria) at an oscillating sinusoidal flow. Results. Kinetics of the dynamic viscosity and electrical conductivity of preserved blood during coagulation at a steady shear flow and at electric field were obtained. The viscoelastic properties of whole blood were investigated under conditions of sinusoidal oscillating viscometric flow. The dependences of the elastic (storage) modulus G' and the loss modulus G'', as well as the normal coagulation forces as a function of time are presented. The effect of fibrinogen and dextran on the elastic modulus G' and the loss modulus G'' of whole blood during coagulation are presented. Conclusions. The kinetics of blood coagulation at low shear rates is characterized by a gradual increase of the apparent viscosity and a decrease in blood conductivity at the initial stage and an exponential increase in viscosity during intensive coagulation and a parallel decrease of conductivity too. It was established that coagulating whole blood exhibit nonlinear viscoelastic properties under conditions of sinusoidal blood flow. The kinetics of thrombus formation is characterized by increasing the elastic modulus G' (storage modulus) and the loss modulus G'' with time. The negative normal force in the gap between the plates is also registered at a constant thickness of the gap. An increase in fibrinogen content accelerates coagulation and increases the values of elastic modulus G' and loss modulus G', as well as of the normal force of coagulating whole blood.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2810
Author(s):  
Alexander V. Agafonov ◽  
Anton S. Kraev ◽  
Anastasia A. Egorova ◽  
Alexander E. Baranchikov ◽  
Sergey A. Kozyukhin ◽  
...  

For the first time, electroactive nanocomposite elastomers based on polydimethylsiloxane and filled with rod-like α-MnO2 nanoparticles have been obtained. The curing of the filled elastomer in an electric field, resulting in the ordering of the α-MnO2 particles, had a significant effect on the degree of polymer crosslinking, as well as on the electrorheological characteristics of the nanocomposites obtained through this process, namely the values of the storage and loss moduli. The dielectric spectra of filled elastomers in the frequency range 25–106 Hz were analysed in terms of interfacial relaxation processes. It has been shown, for the first time, that the application of an electric field leads to a decrease in the value of the Payne effect in composite elastomers. Analysis of the rheological effect in the obtained materials has demonstrated the possibility of designing highly efficient electrorheological elastomers that change their elastic properties by 4.3 times in electric fields of up to 2 kV/mm.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 462-469
Author(s):  
Zhaleh Sheidaei ◽  
Bahareh Sarmadi ◽  
Seyede M. Hosseini ◽  
Fardin Javanmardi ◽  
Kianoush Khosravi-Darani ◽  
...  

<P>Background: The high amounts of fat, sugar and calorie existing in dairy desserts can lead to increase the risk of health problems. Therefore, the development of functional and dietary forms of these products can help the consumer health. </P><P> Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of &#954;-carrageenan, modified starch and inulin addition on rheological and sensory properties of non-fat and non-added sugar dairy dessert. </P><P> Methods: In order to determine the viscoelastic behavior of samples, oscillatory test was carried out and the values of storage modulus (G′), loss modulus (G″), loss angle tangent (tan &#948;) and complex viscosity (&#951;*) were measured. TPA test was used for analysis of the desserts’ texture and textural parameters of samples containing different concentrations of carrageenan, starch and inulin were calculated. </P><P> Results: All treatments showed a viscoelastic gel structure with the storage modulus higher than the loss modulus values. Increasing amounts of &#954;-carrageenan and modified starch caused an increase in G′ and G″ as well as &#951;* and a decrease in tan &#948;. Also, firmness and cohesiveness were enhanced. The trained panelists gave the highest score to the treatment with 0.1% &#954;-carrageenan, 2.5% starch and 5.5% inulin (sucralose as constant = 0.25%) and this sample was the best treatment with desirable attributes for the production of non-fat and non-added sugar dairy dessert. </P><P> Conclusion: It can be concluded that the concentration of &#954;-carrageenan and starch strongly influenced the rheological and textural properties of dairy desserts, whereas the inulin content had little effect on these attributes.</P>


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 873
Author(s):  
Huaiwen Yang ◽  
Chai-Chun Tsai ◽  
Jung-Shiun Jiang ◽  
Chi-Chung Hua

Modifying the consistency of a given edible fluid matrix by incorporating food thickeners is a common nursing remedy for individuals with dysphagia when adequate water consumption is a concern. As apple pectin (AP) offers nutraceutical benefits, properly formulated apple pectin (AP)-based thickeners featuring xanthan gum (XG) can be superior candidates for preparation of dysphagia-friendly matrices (DFMs). Our recruited DFMs exhibit fluid-like behavior (loss modulus > storage modulus, G” > G’) at lower AP concentrations (2 and 5%, w/w); they turn into weak/critical gels (G’ ≈ G”) as the concentration becomes higher (9%). In contrast, XG-DFMs display gel-like attributes with G’ > G”, even at rather low concentrations (<1%) and become more resistant to sugar, Na+, and Ca2+ modifications. The composite matrix of AP1.8XG0.2 (constraint at 2%) exhibits a confined viscosity of 278 ± 11.7 mPa∙s, which is considered a DFM, in comparison to only AP- or XG-thickened ones. The hardness measurements of XG0.6 and AP1.2XG0.8 are 288.33 ± 7.506 and 302.00 ± 9.849 N/m2, respectively, which potentially represent a promising formulation base for future applications with DFMs; these textural values are not significantly different from a commercially available product (p > 0.05) for dysphagia nursing administrations.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianbin Su ◽  
Xin-Di Zhu ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Dong Li ◽  
Li-Jun Wang

Abstract Citrus fiber dispersion with different concentrations (5–25 g/kg) was treated by high-pressure homogenization (90 and 160 MPa) for two cycles. The particle size distribution, hydration properties of powders, morphology and rheological measurements were carried out to study the microstructure and rheological properties changes by high-pressure homogenization (HPH). In conclusion, the HPH can reduce the particle size of fiber, improve the water holding capacity and water binding capacity. Furthermore, fiber shape can be modified from globular cluster to flake-like slices, and tiny pores can be formed on the surface of citrus fiber. The apparent viscosity, storage modulus and loss modulus were increased by HPH whereas the activation energy was reduced. The Hershcel–Bulkley model, Carreau model and Power Law mode were selected to evaluate the rheological properties.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Jun-Sheng Duan ◽  
Di-Chen Hu ◽  
Yang-Quan Chen

We considered relaxation, creep, dissipation, and hysteresis resulting from a six-parameter fractional constitutive model and its particular cases. The storage modulus, loss modulus, and loss factor, as well as their characteristics based on the thermodynamic requirements, were investigated. It was proved that for the fractional Maxwell model, the storage modulus increases monotonically, while the loss modulus has symmetrical peaks for its curve against the logarithmic scale log(ω), and for the fractional Zener model, the storage modulus monotonically increases while the loss modulus and the loss factor have symmetrical peaks for their curves against the logarithmic scale log(ω). The peak values and corresponding stationary points were analytically given. The relaxation modulus and the creep compliance for the six-parameter fractional constitutive model were given in terms of the Mittag–Leffler functions. Finally, the stress–strain hysteresis loops were simulated by making use of the derived creep compliance for the fractional Zener model. These results show that the fractional constitutive models could characterize the relaxation, creep, dissipation, and hysteresis phenomena of viscoelastic bodies, and fractional orders α and β could be used to model real-world physical properties well.


Author(s):  
А.И. Грачев

In the paper the concept of conductive particle rotation in DC electric field with including the Lorentz force providing generation of electric dipole moment of the particle is for the first time discussed. Some models of the torque transfer to spherical and cylindrical particles based on of the Hall effect at usual geometry and with additional electric field application and also in the case of implementation of the photoelectromagnetic effect are presented.


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