Hyperviscous diblock copolymer vesicles

Giant vesicles prepared from the diblock copolymer polybutadien-b-polyethyleneoxide (PB-PEO) exhibit a shear surface viscosity, which is about 500 times higher than those found in common phospholipid bilayers. Our result constitutes the first direct measurement of the shear surface viscosity of such polymersomes. At the same time, we measure bending and stretching elastic constants, which fall in the range of values typical for lipid membranes. Pulling out a tether from an immobilized polymersome and following its relaxation back to the vesicle body provides an estimate of the viscous coupling between the two monolayers composing the polymer membrane. The detected intermonolayer friction is about an order of magnitude higher than the characteristic one for phospholipid membranes. Polymersomes are tough vesicles with a high lysis tension. This, together with their robust rheological properties, makes them interesting candidates for a number of technological applications. Received 2 March 2001 and Received in final form 15 February 2002     

Dynamics of two-dimensional composites of elastic and viscoelastic layers

Models of frequency response, acoustic transmission, and transient wave propagation are presented for a two-dimensional composite of elastic and viscoelastic layers, simply supported at the two boundaries. The three models adopt transfer matrices to relate state variables over the two faces of a layer. In the frequency domain, a viscoelastic constitutive law is derived by nonlinear fitting a Padé series to measured data of complex shear modulus. For an elastic material, the eigenproblem admits positive real eigenvalues and their negatives. For a viscoelastic material, it admits positive complex eigenvalues and their negative conjugates. The imaginary part of the eigenvalue acts as a velocity-dependent viscous damper. Modal analysis solving transient response utilizes the complex eigenquantities and the static-dynamic superposition method.     

Soft Dynamics simulation. 2. Elastic spheres undergoing a T<Subscript>1</Subscript> process in a viscous fluid

Robust empirical constitutive laws for granular materials in air or in a viscous fluid have been expressed in terms of timescales based on the dynamics of a single particle. However, some behaviours such as viscosity bifurcation or shear localization, observed also in foams, emulsions, and block copolymer cubic phases, seem to involve other micro-timescales which may be related to the dynamics of local particle reorganizations. In the present work, we consider a T₁ process as an example of a rearrangement. Using the Soft Dynamics simulation method introduced in the first paper of this series, we describe theoretically and numerically the motion of four elastic spheres in a viscous fluid. Hydrodynamic interactions are described at the level of lubrication (Poiseuille squeezing and Couette shear flow) and the elastic deflection of the particle surface is modeled as Hertzian. The duration of the simulated T₁ process can vary substantially as a consequence of minute changes in the initial separations, consistently with predictions. For the first time, a collective behaviour is thus found to depend on a parameter other than the typical volume fraction of particles.     

Shear viscosity of polymer and surfactant monolayers

The surface shear viscosity of monolayers formed at the surface of water by adsorbed polyethyl- eneoxyde and by stearic acid is measured as a function of the surface pressure of the monolayer using a new surface viscometer. The principle of the viscometer is the measurement of the drag force on a circular disk undergoing a uniform translation at the water surface: a hydrodynamic model based on the lubrication approximation allows a calculation of the surface viscosities from the absolute measurement of the drag forces. Received: 26 August 1999     

Identification of material properties of orthotropic elastic cylinders immersed in fluid using vibroacoustic techniques

A numerical study is presented to show the potential for using vibroacoustic-based experiments to identify elastic material properties of orthotropic cylindrical vessels immersed in fluids. Sensitivity analyses and a simulated inverse problem are shown to quantify the potential for material characterization through the use of acoustic emissions. For comparison purposes, the analyses are also shown with the normal component of the velocity at the surface of the cylinder as the measured response in place of the acoustic pressure. The simulated experiment consisted of an orthotropic cylinder immersed in water with an impact force applied to the surface of the cylinder. The material parameters of the cylinder considered in the analyses were the circumferential and longitudinal elastic moduli, and the in-plane shear modulus. The velocity response is shown to provide sufficient information for characterizing all three moduli from a single experiment. Alternatively, the acoustic pressure response is shown to provide sufficient information for characterizing only the two elastic moduli from a single experiment. The analyses show that the acoustic pressure response does not have sufficient sensitivity to the in-plane shear modulus for characterization purposes.     

Viscoelastic theory for nematic interfaces

A complete macroscopic theory for compressible nematic-viscous fluid interfaces is developed and used to characterize the interfacial elastic, viscous, and viscoelastic material properties. The derived expression for the interfacial stress tensor includes elastic and viscous components. Surface gradients of the interfacial elastic stress tensor generates tangential Marangoni forces as well as normal forces. The latter may be present even in planar surfaces, implying that in principle static planar interfaces may accommodate pressure jumps. The asymmetric interfacial viscous stress tensor takes into account the surface nematic ordering and is given in terms of the interfacial rate of deformation and interfacial Jaumann derivative. The material function that describes the anisotropic viscoelasticity is the dynamic interfacial tension, which includes the interfacial tension and dilational viscosities. Viscous dissipation due to interfacial compressibility is described by the anisotropic dilational viscosity, and it is shown to describe the Boussinesq surface fluid appropriate for Newtonian interfaces when the director is homeotropic. Three characteristic interfacial shear viscosities are defined according to whether the surface orientation is along the velocity direction, the velocity gradient, or the unit normal. In the last case the expression reduces to the interfacial shear viscosity of the Boussinesq surface fluid. The theory provides a theoretical framework to study interfacial stability, thin liquid film stability and hydrodynamics, and any other interfacial rheology phenomena.     

Ultrasonic measurement of viscoelastic shear modulus development in hydrating cement paste

A test procedure for measuring changes in amplitude and phase of SH ultrasonic waves from the interface between fused-quartz and cement paste samples is presented. The phase change is determined from the temporal shift in the reflected signal relative to the incident signal. The sensitivity of the measured parameters to changes in acoustic impedance of the materials in contact with fused-quartz is evaluated for different angles of incidence. It is shown that a reflection measurement at normal incidence at nano-second temporal resolution does not provide sufficient sensitivity to measure the viscous component of shear modulus of low viscosity fluids and cannot be applied to cement paste while it is in a fluid state. Monitoring the measured amplitude and phase at oblique angle of incidence allows for measuring fluids with acoustic impedance comparable to cement paste. The reflection measurements are used to determine the evolution of elastic and viscous components of shear modulus cement paste with time. Influence of sampling rate and temperature effects on the phase measurements are evaluated and shown to be significant. It is shown that the initial loss of workability of cement paste through setting process is associated with a larger relative increase in the viscous component of shear modulus. Following the initial rapid rise of the viscous component of shear modulus, there is a larger relative increase in the elastic component, which can be related to the emergence of a solid structure capable of retaining an imprint.     

二次谐波光谱和布鲁斯特角显微镜研究二棕榈酰磷脂酰胆碱和维生素B2的相互作用

二棕榈酰磷脂酰胆碱（DPPC）分子在气液界面上形成的Langmuir膜是一种重要的生物膜模拟体系,其手性结构及其与外来物质的相互作用一直是相关学科研究的前沿问题。维生素B₂（VB₂）是人体中一种重要的营养物质,它在代谢障碍引起的脂质沉积性类疾病中有大量的实例应用,经常在一些特殊的临床症状中有出乎意料的治疗奇效。目前,VB₂如何参与到膜上生物事件的过程和细胞乃至生命的作用过程中的研究报道较少,特别是VB₂分子与磷脂分子靶标的立体相互作用,其可能发生的手性分子识别现象会在许多生物事件中起着关键作用。综合二次谐波-线二色光谱（SHG-LD）、Langmuir膜天平和布鲁斯特角显微镜(BAM)技术初步研究了VB₂和DPPC分子在气液界面上的相互作用,分别从气液界面上介观水平和宏观水平上互补表征脂质分子在气液界面上的分子骨架自组装的结构。压缩等温线发现纯水界面L-DPPC和D-DPPC液态扩展相/液态凝聚相(LE/LC)共存阶段的膜压几乎不变,race-DPPC的共存相膜压区域稍微缩短,VB₂水溶液界面上race-DPPC的LE/LC共存相消失。此外,弹性模量研究表明VB₂分子可以提高L-DPPC单分子层膜的弹性模量,但降低D-DPPC和race-DPPC单层膜的弹性模量。结合SHG-LD研究发现,在膜压13 mN·m-1下,L-DPPC在纯水和VB₂水溶液界面上表面手性过量值（DCE）保持不变。与纯水界面相比较,D-DPPC在VB₂水溶液上DCE值出现反转,而race-DPPC的DCE值则不随亚相改变而变化。相同膜压下,BAM观察到单一手性相互作用使得L-DPPC和D-DPPC在纯水界面上各自组装成不同枝臂弯曲方向的手性三叶草微畴(microdomain)。VB₂诱导D-DPPC微畴,使其直径增大1～2倍。同时,VB₂也诱导了race-DPPC单层膜上近似圆形状的微畴伸展,并长出了三条有曲率的枝臂。对此可以解释为VB₂降低了非单一手性相互作用的能量,使得race-DPPC出现手性相分离。与此同时,VB₂也诱导了race-DPPC单层膜微畴的手性结构发生变化。该研究有助于理解VB₂调节磷脂膜横向组织结构的分子机理,在细胞膜界面发生的过程中,脂层单层的二维特性和生物分子之间的相互作用可能决定了生物分子的亲和力。     

Study on the Dynamic Rheometry and Swelling Properties of the Polyacrylamide/Laponite Nanocomposite Hydrogels in Electrolyte Media

Polyacrylamide/laponite/chromium triacetate nanocomposite (NC) hydrogels were prepared by incorporation of the laponite nanoparticles in partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide followed by cross-linking of their aqueous solutions with chromium triacetate. Influence of nanoparticle, cross-linker, polymer concentrations, and gelation media (water) temperature, salinity, and rheometer frequency on the viscoelastic behavior of the NC hydrogels were studied by probing the network properties. In addition, swelling behaviors of these NC gels in tap and oil reservoir water were evaluated. According to dynamic rheometry of the gelation process, the limiting storage modulus of the NC gels increased with increasing laponite content. The addition of laponite into the polyacrylamide gelling system increased their viscous properties more strongly than the elastic properties. The ultimate elastic modulus of the NC gels increased with increasing water salinity and temperature. Increasing rheometer frequency during gelation retarded the sol–gel transition and decreased the ultimate elastic modulus. The equilibrium swelling ratio of the NC hydrogels in tap water decreased with increasing laponite content. The salt sensitivity of the NC gels in oil reservoir water slightly decreased with increasing laponite content. These results suggest the superiority of the hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM)/chromium acetate/laponite NC hydrogels for water shut-off applications in oil reservoirs as compared with unfilled HPAM gels.     

Viscoelasticity of a protein monolayer from anisotropic surface pressure measurements

We present a method to completely characterize the viscoelasticity of Langmuir monolayers. In contrast to existing techniques, both the compression and shear moduli are determined at the same time, in a single experiment and with a standard apparatus. This approach relies on the measurement of anisotropy in the surface pressure: the tension is measured in orientations perpendicular and parallel to the compression direction. We apply this technique to the study of -lactoglobulin spread monolayers, a system that has been shown to develop a shear modulus at high concentration. -lactoglobulin monolayers are interesting both because of their importance in food science and because they exhibit universally slow dynamical behavior that is not fully understood. Our results confirm that the compressional modulus dominates the total viscoelastic response and also provide a complex shear modulus, emerging above a critical concentration. We are able to describe how each of the dynamical response moduli is related to the surface concentration and to the equilibrium osmotic pressure.     

耳蜗中tip-link张力与静纤毛运动动力学研究

诠释耳蜗的主动感音放大机制一直是未解的医学难题.这种机制与耳蜗中外毛细胞顶端的静纤毛运动密切相关,静纤毛运动又受到tip-link张力与淋巴液流体力的调节.因此,研究静纤毛运动过程中tip-link张力是诠释耳蜗的主动感音放大机制的重要环节.本文把静纤毛视为变形体,基于泊肃叶流动理论并结合分布参数模型,推导了静纤毛运动的解析解.研究了盖膜剪切荷载作用下静纤毛和淋巴液相互作用的动力响应以及tip-link张力的变化规律.研究发现:当静纤毛的杨氏模量减小时,在小于峰值频率的区域,tip-link张力显著增大,f₂的峰值频率减小.以往的研究将静纤毛作为刚体,势必导致低频声音信号作用减弱.当系数c=0 (无黏性阻力)时,f₂频率选择特性存在;当μ=0(无压力)时,f₂频率选择特性消失,因此淋巴液可能是通过在静纤毛间产生压强的方式来调节毛束的频率特性的.另外,盖膜剪切荷载频率越高,静纤毛轴弯曲越明显,发束内外域的压强差也越大.     

Linear hydrodynamics and viscoelasticity of nematic elastomers

We develop a continuum theory of linear viscoelastic response in oriented monodomain nematic elastomers. The expression for the dissipation function is analogous to the Leslie-Ericksen version of anisotropic nematic viscosity; we propose the relations between the anisotropic rubber moduli and new viscous coefficients. A new dimensionless number is introduced, which describes the relative magnitude of viscous and rubber-elastic torques. In an elastic medium with an independently mobile internal degree of freedom, the nematic director with its own relaxation dynamics, the model shows a dramatic decrease in the dynamic modulus in certain deformation geometries. The degree to which the storage modulus does not altogether drop to zero is shown to be both dependent on frequency and to be proportional to the semi-softness, the non-ideality of a nematic network. We consider the most interesting geometry for the implementation of the theory, calculating the dynamic response to an imposed simple shear and making predictions for effective moduli and (exceptionally high) loss factors. Received 16 October 2000 and Received in final form 10 December 2000     

Measurement of viscosity and shear wave velocity of a liquid or slurry for on-line process control

An on-line sensor to measure the density of a liquid or slurry, based on longitudinal wave reflection at the solid-fluid interface, has been developed by the staff at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The objective of this research is to employ shear wave reflection at the solid-fluid interface to provide an on-line measurement of viscosity as well. Both measurements are of great interest for process control in many industries. Shear wave reflection measurements were conducted for a variety of liquids. By analyzing multiple reflections within the solid (only 0.63 cm thick-similar to pipe wall thickness) we increased the sensitivity of the measurement. At the sixth echo, sensitivity was increased sufficiently and this echo was used for fluid interrogation. Shear wave propagation of ultrasound in liquids is dependent upon the viscosity and the shear modulus. The data are analyzed using the theory for light liquids (such as water and sugar water solutions) and also using the theory for highly viscous liquids (such as silicone oils). The results show that, for light liquids, the shear wave reflection measurements interrogate the viscosity. However, for highly viscous liquids, it is the shear wave modulus that dominates the shear wave reflection. Since the density is known, the shear wave velocity in the liquid can be determined from the shear wave modulus. The results show that shear wave velocities in silicone oils are very small and range from 315 to 2389 cm/s. Shear wave reflection measurements are perhaps the only way that shear wave velocity in liquids can be determined, because the shear waves in liquids are highly attenuated. These results show that, depending on the fluid characteristics, either the viscosity or the shear wave velocity can be used for process control. There are several novel features of this sensor: (1) The sensor can be mounted as part of the wall of a pipeline or tank or submerged in a tank. (2) The sensor is very compact and can be located within the process stream. (3) The sensor can interrogate and characterize very attenuative liquids or slurries because the sensor operation depends upon reflection at the interface between the solid and the fluid, rather than on transmission through a liquid. (4) The sensor performance is not affected by fluid flow rate, entrained air, or vibration.     

Analysis of the induction of the myelin basic protein binding to the plasma membrane phospholipid monolayer

Myelin basic protein(MBP) is an essential structure involved in the generation of central nervous system(CNS)myelin.Myelin shape has been described as liquid crystal structure of biological membrane.The interactions of MBP with monolayers of different lipid compositions are responsible for the multi-lamellar structure and stability of myelin.In this paper,we have designed MBP-incorporated model lipid monolayers and studied the phase behavior of MBP adsorbed on the plasma membrane at the air/water interface by thermodynamic method and atomic force microscopy(AFM).By analyzing the pressure–area(π–A) and pressure–time(π–T) isotherms,univariate linear regression equation was obtained.In addition,the elastic modulus,surface pressure increase,maximal insertion pressure,and synergy factor of monolayers were detected.These parameters can be used to modulate the monolayers binding of protein,and the results show that MBP has the strongest affinity for 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine(DPPS) monolayer,followed by DPPC/DPPS mixed and1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-choline(DPPC) monolayers via electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions.AFM images of DPPS and DPPC/DPPS mixed monolayers in the presence of MBP(5 n M) show a phase separation texture at the surface pressure of 20 m N/m and the incorporation of MBP put into the DPPC monolayers has exerted a significant effect on the domain structure.MBP is not an integral membrane protein but,due to its positive charge,interacts with the lipid head groups and stabilizes the membranes.The interaction between MBP and phospholipid membrane to determine the nervous system of the disease has a good biophysical significance and medical value.     

LJ流体非牛顿现象的分子动力学模拟

使用非平衡分子动力学模拟方法研究了单原子LJ流体的非牛顿流变行为,并在系统中分别施加稳态Couette流场和振荡剪切流场.在Couette流场的模拟中,流体出现剪切变稀和法向应力差效应,不同剪切率下的径向分布函数反映了流体分子由于剪切所导致的微观结构变化,通过分析势能函数发现当剪切率增大时,分子间排斥作用增强,吸引作用减弱.在振荡剪切流场的模拟中,发现剪切应力和剪切率之间的相位差随频率增加而增加,随频率增加复数粘度的实部先增大再减小,虚部单调增加,导致虚部粘度相对实部粘度比例增大,弹性模量和粘性模量之比也随频率增加而增加.这三点现象表明LJ流体出现粘弹性行为,且在高频率下,弹性所占比重增大.     

GMM/弹性板/PZT层状复合结构的纵振磁电响应

利用Hamilton原理推导GMM/弹性板/PZT三层层状复合结构的运动方程,在推导中考虑层间胶层的作用,包括其剪切变形和纵向变形产生的效果;应用运动方程,根据层状复合结构的边界条件,推导复合结构的固有频率方程,并结合压磁和压电方程,得到层状复合结构在不同固有频率处的磁电响应.对比磁电响应的频率特性的理论值和实验值,频率误差在9.42%以内,磁电电压转化系数的理论值与实验值符合,并讨论了弹性板的尺寸变化对层状复合结构谐振频率的影响. 关键词： 层状复合结构 磁电响应 Hamilton原理 运动方程     

Surface response of a viscoelastic medium to subsurface acoustic sources with application to medical diagnosis

The response at the surface of an isotropic viscoelastic medium to buried fundamental acoustic sources is studied theoretically, computationally and experimentally. Finite and infinitesimal monopole and dipole sources within the low audible frequency range (40-400 Hz) are considered. Analytical and numerical integral solutions that account for compression, shear and surface wave response to the buried sources are formulated and compared with numerical finite element simulations and experimental studies on finite dimension phantom models. It is found that at low audible frequencies, compression and shear wave propagation from point sources can both be significant, with shear wave effects becoming less significant as frequency increases. Additionally, it is shown that simple closed-form analytical approximations based on an infinite medium model agree well with numerically obtained "exact" half-space solutions for the frequency range and material of interest in this study. The focus here is on developing a better understanding of how biological soft tissue affects the transmission of vibro-acoustic energy from biological acoustic sources below the skin surface, whose typical spectral content is in the low audible frequency range. Examples include sound radiated from pulmonary, gastro-intestinal and cardiovascular system functions, such as breath sounds, bowel sounds and vascular bruits, respectively.     

Various kinds of two-dimensional rheological models

Two-dimensional rheological models consisting of two-dimensional elastic, viscous, and plastic elements are introduced in order to represent more closely the real rheological behavior of various isotropic and orthotropic viscoelastic, elastoplastic, viscoplastic, and elastoviscoplastic bodies in the plane-stress or plane-strain state, respectively. These models represent schematically the unit area of a body and consist of plane elastic, viscous, and plastic regions with rectangular straight boundaries lying in the principal direction of orthotropy.

The two-dimensional rheological models may be considered either from the phenomenological or from the structural point of view. They may also represent rheological structures with variously oriented multiphase systems having elastic, viscous, and plastic properties. The configuration of such models may correspond to the rheological nonhomogeneity of bodies and to both kinds of orthotropy arising either from the orthotropic properties of elastic, plastic, and viscous phases or from various configurations of phases. These models may also represent nonsymmetrical shear effects which are analogous to those arising in elastic Cosserat media.

The main differences between the presented two-dimensional models and the usual rheological models, which are one-dimensional, consist of the possibilities of representing directly two-dimensional rheological behavior, the anisotropy of rheological processes, and nonsymmetrical shear effects in rheological bodies.     

Curle's equation and acoustic scattering by a sphere

Recent papers have initiated interesting comparisons between aeroacoustic theory and the results of acoustic scattering problems. In this paper, we consider some aspects of these comparisons for acoustic scattering by a sphere. We give a derivation of Curle's equation for a specific class of linear acoustic scattering problems, and, in response to previous claims to the contrary, give an explicit confirmation of Curle's equation for plane wave scattering by a stationary rigid sphere of arbitrary size in an inviscid fluid. We construct the complete solution for scattering by a rigid sphere in a viscous fluid, and show that the neglect of viscous terms in Curie's equation yields an incomplete prediction of the far field dipole pressure. We also consider the null field solution of the sphere scattering problem, and give its extension to the vorticity modes associated with viscosity. Finally, we construct a solution for an elastic sphere in a viscous fluid, and show that the rigid sphere/null field solution is recovered from the limit of infinite longitudinal and shear wave speeds in the elastic solid.     

Validation of a medium-frequency computational method for the coupling between a plate and a water-filled cavity

The aim of this paper is the validation of a computation by a numerical method, normally adapted to the medium-frequency (MF) domain, of the strong coupling between an elastic structure (plate) and a cavity entirely filled with an internal acoustic viscous dense fluid (water). The method of computation does not lie in a modal approach (no need to extract the modal basis of the system) but it directly computes the frequency response of the system using a specific algorithm called the “Onera-MF method”.This method was developed to accurately calculate the response of complex systems in an MF broad band at a lower cost than standard modal method or direct step-by-step frequency method. The method can also be used for the low-frequency (LF) domain where modal densities of systems are low. The computation of the vibroacoustic response of the system lies in a finite element modelling of the overall system (structure and fluid) in which the coupling between the structure and the fluid (light or heavy) is directly taken into account within the formulation of the finite elements.A simple and well-known experimental case was chosen for validation: a parallelepipedic cavity entirely filled with water contained in a box defined by five rigid faces and closed at its end by an elastic clamped homogeneous plate.The validation is based on a comparison between measurement, the numerical computation and an analytical approach in the frequency band . Both the vibratory response of the plate and the acoustic pressure were compared. This study shows that the MF-method of computation used herein for this case also works in a modal domain.