scholarly journals Biocomposites from Colombian Sugarcane Bagasse with Polypropylene: Mechanical, Thermal and Viscoelastic Properties

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Hidalgo-Salazar ◽  
Fernando Luna-Vera ◽  
Juan Pablo Correa-Aguirre
Keyword(s):  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Viscoelastic Properties

Viscoelastic properties of a bent and straight dimeric liquid crystal

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 597-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory A. DiLisi ◽  
E. M. Terentjev ◽  
Anselm C. Griffin ◽  
Charles Rosenblatt
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Viscoelastic Properties

The influence of osteopathic correction on the viscoelastic characteristics of the lower leg muscles

2019 ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
E. M. Timanin ◽  
N. S. Sydneva ◽  
A. A. Zakharova
Keyword(s):  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Gastrocnemius Muscle ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Lymphatic Drainage ◽  
Intercellular Substance ◽  
Leg Muscles ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Viscoelastic Characteristics ◽  
Instrumental Methods

Introduction. To date there is a lack of studies dedicated to the objectification of the palpation data obtained by a specialist during the osteopathic examination. The issue of the evidence of the results of osteopathic correction still remains important. Search for instrumental methods allowing to register and to measure various palpation phenomena and manifestations of somatic dysfunctions is very relevant for the development of osteopathy as a science. It is also very important to find objective characteristics of these methods.Goal of research — to study viscoelastic characteristics of the soft tissues of the lower legs by palpation and instrumental methods before and after osteopathic correction.Materials and methods. 22 volunteers (12 women and 10 men) aged 18–23 years without complaints of the musculoskeletal system were examined. Osteopathic diagnostics and measurement of the viscoelastic properties of muscles were carried out by the method of vibration viscoelastometry before and after osteopathic correction.Results. Correlation analysis by Spearman showed that the subjective assessment of an osteopath positively correlated with both elasticity (r=0,43, p<0,05) and viscosity of soft issues (r=0,29, p<0,05). For the gastrocnemius muscle, this pattern was even more pronounced — for elasticity r=0,51, p<0,05, for viscosity =0,34, p<0,05. After osteopathic correction no changes in the elasticity of the soft tissues were observed. The viscosity of the tissues reduced, but in the projection of the gastrocnemius muscle, these changes were not statistically significant (p=0,12), whereas in the projection of the soleus muscle statistically significant changes (p=0,034) were observed.Conclusion. Changes in the viscoelastic properties of tissues demonstrated that the effects of osteopathic correction with the use of myofascial mobilization techniques, articulation mobilization techniques, and lymphatic drainage techniques were not obvious. The elasticity of soft tissues of the lower legs did not change, while the viscosity decreased, especially in the projection of the soleus muscles. This effect of the osteopathic correction can be associated with the effect of thixotropy — the transformation of gel-like intercellular substance into sol. Thus, the research showed that vibration viscoelastometry can be used for the objectifi cation of the condition of soft tissues and of the effects of osteopathic correction.

Viscoelastic Properties of Polysaccharides Derived from the Fungal Modification of Native Starch

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Arturo Rodriguez ◽  
Mohini M. Sain ◽  
Robert Jeng ◽  
Alexis Baltazar y Jimenez
Keyword(s):  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Native Starch

Investigation of the Microscopic Viscoelastic Property for Cross-linked Polymer Network by Molecular Dynamics Simulation

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Masumoto ◽  
Y. Iida
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Microscopic Dynamic ◽  
Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics

Abstract The purpose of this work is to develop a new analytical method for simulating the microscopic mechanical property of the cross-linked polymer system using the coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation. This new analytical method will be utilized for the molecular designing of the tire rubber compound to improve the tire performances such as rolling resistance and wet traction. First, we evaluate the microscopic dynamic viscoelastic properties of the cross-linked polymer using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation. This simulation has been conducted by the coarse-grained molecular dynamics program in the OCTA) (http://octa.jp/). To simplify the problem, we employ the bead-spring model, in which a sequence of beads connected by springs denotes a polymer chain. The linear polymer chains that are cross-linked by the cross-linking agents express the three-dimensional cross-linked polymer network. In order to obtain the microscopic dynamic viscoelastic properties, oscillatory deformation is applied to the simulation cell. By applying the time-temperature reduction law to this simulation result, we can evaluate the dynamic viscoelastic properties in the wide deformational frequency range including the rubbery state. Then, the stress is separated into the nonbonding stress and the bonding stress. We confirm that the contribution of the nonbonding stress is larger at lower temperatures. On the other hand, the contribution of the bonding stress is larger at higher temperatures. Finally, analyzing a change of microscopic structure in dynamic oscillatory deformation, we determine that the temperature/frequency dependence of bond stress response to a dynamic oscillatory deformation depends on the temperature dependence of the average bond length in the equilibrium structure and the temperature/frequency dependence of bond orientation. We show that our simulation is a useful tool for studying the microscopic properties of a cross-linked polymer.

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