title: Experimental methods for the characterization of the frequency-dependent viscoelastic properties of soft materials.
abstract: A characterization method based on Rayleigh wave propagation was developed for the quantification of the frequency-dependent viscoelastic properties of soft materials at high frequencies; i.e., up to 4 kHz. Planar harmonic surface waves were produced on the surface of silicone rubber samples. The phase and amplitude of the propagating waves were measured at different locations along the propagation direction, which allowed the calculation of the complex Rayleigh wavenumbers at each excitation frequency using a transfer function method. An inverse wave propagation problem was then solved to obtain the complex shear/elastic moduli from the measured wavenumbers. In a separate, related investigation, dynamic indentation tests using atomic force microscopy (AFM) were performed at frequencies up to 300 Hz. No systematic verification study is available for the AFM-based method, which can be used when the dimensions of the test samples are too small for other existing testing methods. The results obtained from the Rayleigh wave propagation and AFM-based indentation methods were compared with those from a well-established method, which involves the generation of standing longitudinal compression waves in rod-shaped test specimens. The results were cross validated and qualitatively confirmed theoretical expectations presented in the literature for the frequency-dependence of polymers.
authors: Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C3, Canada. siavash.kazemirad@mail.mcgill.ca
authors: Siavash
authors: S
authors: Kazemirad
authors: Hossein K
authors: HK
authors: Heris
authors: Luc
authors: L
authors: Mongeau
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D008422:Materials Testing; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009038:Motion; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013016:Sound; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers
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