RheologyandMeasurementofIntrinsicViscosity

The study of flow and deformation of the liquid or soft materials comes under Rheology.
The flow and deformationofamaterialare influencedby itsviscosity,anda
smallsample
rheometer
can beusedtofindstrainrateof thatfluidmaterial.Strainrateactuallyindicates
the distance over which a material moves amidst an external force. So this stressstrain
relationship in different materials is analyzed under rheology. There arevariousindustrial
applicationsinwhich
intrinsicviscosity
istakenforqualitycontrol.

Anappropriaterheometerforyou:

Simulating process andqualitycheckingsystemmostlyusecapillaryandtorquerheometers,

whereas dynamic rotationalviscometersarerecommendedforassessingaresinsmolecular
structure.

Capillary rheometer is proved to be a more sophisticated version of viscometer that can

measure the shear rate at multiple points on the curve. It helps to determine whether a
material is fit for the further process and application or not. The manufacturers like
RheoSense aretheretooffer the improvedversion embedded withadvancedsoftwareand
hardwareaccessoriesthatexpandtherangeoftestingcapabilities.

Smallsamplerheometerforprecisionreading:

ViscometerRheometeronaChip (VROC) is the latest and highend device to measure

viscosity. It combines microfluidic and MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems)
technologies that can measure the accurate viscosity of a fluid material; even of a small
quantity ofboth Newtonian andnonNewtonian fluids.In technicalwords,thisfeature can
giveyouhighshearrateviscositymeasurementsuptoaslittleas20microlitersofsample.


There are microfluidic devices in this version that can read high shear rates without
encountering flow stability. The VROC viscometers can measure viscosity by maintaining
complete enclosure of fluid materials, so they dont evaporate during the measurement
procedure.Such
smallsample rheometers are widelyusedinseveralindustrialapplications
andproteintherapeutics.

Advancementinrheometers:

The accuracy in the viscosity reading depends on a lot how advanced your rheometer or
viscometer is. Its a precision instrument designed with a geometric configuration to
measurea widerangeof viscositiesviastrainandstrainrate.Differentmaterialsrespondto
stressdifferentlyand strain ratevaries.Thisvariationispreciselymeasuredwiththehelpof
advanced techniques bythe
automatic
viscometers
. After that,theflowingbehaviorofthe
materialsisquantifiedinmaterialpropertiessuchasviscosity,elasticity,andmodulus.

MEMS and Microfluidics are the latest and highly efficient technologies to measure
viscosity. They can giveaccurateresults ofa fluids viscosity in differentenvironmentsand
setups.

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