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The Use of Microfluidics in Rheology
Author(s) -
Hu Xin,
Boukany Pouyan E.,
Hemminger Orin L.,
Lee L. James
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201000246
Subject(s) - rheology , polymer , microfluidics , materials science , molecule , nanotechnology , dna , synthetic polymer , polymer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry
The combination of microfluidics and fluorescent‐labeled DNA molecules in rheology provides a unique opportunity to relate the microstructure of polymer molecules to their macroscopic properties. For example, the direct visualization of a model polymer system such as single DNA dynamics of individual DNA molecules, improves our understanding of the rheological behavior of dilute and concentrated polymer solutions. This review summarizes the microfluidic rheology for synthetic polymer and DNA solutions, including both experimental and simulation efforts, in investigating dilute and concentrated polymer solutions.