Using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties—a review of constant gradient, portable magnetic resonance methods

Spatially resolved motion-sensitized magnetic resonance (MR) is a powerful tool for studying the dynamic properties of materials. Traditional methods involve using large, expensive equipment to create images of sample displacement by measuring the spatially resolved MR signal response to time-varyin...

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Main Authors: William Selby, Bruce J. Balcom, Benedict Newling, Igor Mastikhin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2023.1201032/full
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Bruce J. Balcom
Benedict Newling
Igor Mastikhin
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description Spatially resolved motion-sensitized magnetic resonance (MR) is a powerful tool for studying the dynamic properties of materials. Traditional methods involve using large, expensive equipment to create images of sample displacement by measuring the spatially resolved MR signal response to time-varying magnetic field gradients. In these systems, both the sample and the stress applicator are typically positioned inside a magnet bore. Portable MR instruments with constant gradients are more accessible, with fewer limitations on sample size, and they can be used in industrial settings to study samples under deformation or flow. We propose a view in which the well-controlled sensitive region of a magnet array acts as an integrator, with the velocity distribution leading to phase interference in the detected signal, which encodes information on the sample’s dynamic properties. For example, in laminar flows of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, the velocity distribution can be determined analytically and used to extract the fluid’s dynamic properties from the MR signal magnitude and/or phase. This review covers general procedures, practical considerations, and examples of applications in dynamic mechanical analysis and fluid rheology (viscoelastic deformation, laminar pipe flows, and Couette flows). Given that these techniques are relatively uncommon in the broader magnetic resonance community, this review is intended for both advanced NMR users and a more general physics/engineering audience interested in rheological applications of NMR.
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spelling doaj.art-4f46c602941f419a9d1a1f0ea485e1b82023-07-27T11:08:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2023-07-011110.3389/fphy.2023.12010321201032Using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties—a review of constant gradient, portable magnetic resonance methodsWilliam SelbyBruce J. BalcomBenedict NewlingIgor MastikhinSpatially resolved motion-sensitized magnetic resonance (MR) is a powerful tool for studying the dynamic properties of materials. Traditional methods involve using large, expensive equipment to create images of sample displacement by measuring the spatially resolved MR signal response to time-varying magnetic field gradients. In these systems, both the sample and the stress applicator are typically positioned inside a magnet bore. Portable MR instruments with constant gradients are more accessible, with fewer limitations on sample size, and they can be used in industrial settings to study samples under deformation or flow. We propose a view in which the well-controlled sensitive region of a magnet array acts as an integrator, with the velocity distribution leading to phase interference in the detected signal, which encodes information on the sample’s dynamic properties. For example, in laminar flows of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, the velocity distribution can be determined analytically and used to extract the fluid’s dynamic properties from the MR signal magnitude and/or phase. This review covers general procedures, practical considerations, and examples of applications in dynamic mechanical analysis and fluid rheology (viscoelastic deformation, laminar pipe flows, and Couette flows). Given that these techniques are relatively uncommon in the broader magnetic resonance community, this review is intended for both advanced NMR users and a more general physics/engineering audience interested in rheological applications of NMR.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2023.1201032/fullportable magnetic resonanceconstant gradientsphase interferenceelastometryflowrheology
spellingShingle William Selby
Bruce J. Balcom
Benedict Newling
Igor Mastikhin
Using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties—a review of constant gradient, portable magnetic resonance methods
Frontiers in Physics
portable magnetic resonance
constant gradients
phase interference
elastometry
flow
rheology
title Using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties—a review of constant gradient, portable magnetic resonance methods
title_full Using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties—a review of constant gradient, portable magnetic resonance methods
title_fullStr Using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties—a review of constant gradient, portable magnetic resonance methods
title_full_unstemmed Using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties—a review of constant gradient, portable magnetic resonance methods
title_short Using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties—a review of constant gradient, portable magnetic resonance methods
title_sort using phase interference to characterize dynamic properties a review of constant gradient portable magnetic resonance methods
topic portable magnetic resonance
constant gradients
phase interference
elastometry
flow
rheology
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