A Review of Microfluidic Devices for Rheological Characterisation
The rheological characterisation of liquids finds application in several fields ranging from industrial production to the medical practice. Conventional rheometers are the gold standard for the rheological characterisation; however, they are affected by several limitations, including high costs, lar...
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| description | The rheological characterisation of liquids finds application in several fields ranging from industrial production to the medical practice. Conventional rheometers are the gold standard for the rheological characterisation; however, they are affected by several limitations, including high costs, large volumes required and difficult integration to other systems. By contrast, microfluidic devices emerged as inexpensive platforms, requiring a little sample to operate and fashioning a very easy integration into other systems. Such advantages have prompted the development of microfluidic devices to measure rheological properties such as viscosity and longest relaxation time, using a finger-prick of volumes. This review highlights some of the microfluidic platforms introduced so far, describing their advantages and limitations, while also offering some prospective for future works. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b5128672c8148a18c9d1792852fe2732023-11-23T21:09:40ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2022-01-0113216710.3390/mi13020167A Review of Microfluidic Devices for Rheological CharacterisationFrancesco Del Giudice0Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea SA1 8EN, UKThe rheological characterisation of liquids finds application in several fields ranging from industrial production to the medical practice. Conventional rheometers are the gold standard for the rheological characterisation; however, they are affected by several limitations, including high costs, large volumes required and difficult integration to other systems. By contrast, microfluidic devices emerged as inexpensive platforms, requiring a little sample to operate and fashioning a very easy integration into other systems. Such advantages have prompted the development of microfluidic devices to measure rheological properties such as viscosity and longest relaxation time, using a finger-prick of volumes. This review highlights some of the microfluidic platforms introduced so far, describing their advantages and limitations, while also offering some prospective for future works.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/2/167rheometryviscoelasticitymicrofluidics |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Del Giudice A Review of Microfluidic Devices for Rheological Characterisation Micromachines rheometry viscoelasticity microfluidics |
| title | A Review of Microfluidic Devices for Rheological Characterisation |
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