Self-diffusion measurements by a constant-relaxation method in strongly inhomogeneous magnetic fields |
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Authors: | Klein M Fechete R Demco D E Blümich B |
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Institution: | Institut für Technische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Rheinisch-Westf?lische Technische Hochschule, Worringerweg 1, Aachen D-52056, Germany. |
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Abstract: | The simple pulse sequence thetax-tau1-2thetay-tau1+tau2-2thetay-tau2-Hahn echo used to measure the self-diffusion coefficient D under constant-relaxation condition, i.e., for tau1+tau2=const. was investigated in the presence of strongly inhomogeneous static as well as radiofrequency magnetic fields. The encoding of the Hahn-echo amplitude by the pulse flip angle and diffusion was evaluated by taking into account the spatial distribution of the off-resonance field, the strength and orientation of the local field gradients, and the pulse flip angles by a computer simulation program. As input files, this program uses maps of static and radiofrequency fields, and the D coefficient can be evaluated from the time dependence of the Hahn-echo amplitude. The method was applied to a mobile one-sided NMR sensor, NMR-MOUSE with a bar magnet by measuring D for a series of liquids with different viscosities. The method was shown to be particularly useful for measuring D of solvents in elastomers without the need for measurements of the transverse relaxation rates. The self-diffusion coefficient of toluene in a series of crosslinked natural rubber samples was measured and correlated with the crosslink density. Finally, the method was applied to measure the diffusion anisotropy of free water in bovine Achilles tendon. |
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Keywords: | NMR 1H self-diffusion Strongly inhomogeneous magnetic fields Unilateral NMR NMR-MOUSE Crosslinked elastomers Diffusion anisotropy in tendon |
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