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La descrizione completa delle procedure utilizzate in questo documento richiede l'identificazione di alcuni prodotti commerciali e dei loro fornitori. L'inclusione di tali informazioni non deve in alcun modo essere interpretata come un'indicazione che tali prodotti o fornitori sono approvati dal NIST o sono raccomandati dal NIST o che sono necessariamente i migliori materiali, strumenti, software o fornitori per gli scopi descritti.

In questo protocollo, presentiamo una procedura sperimentale dettagliata per eseguire misure di calibrazione della viscosità utilizzando fluidi newtoniani per una tecnica di reologia di sovrapposizione ortogonale commerciale con una geometria cilindrica concentrica a doppia parete. I fattori di taratura, cioè il fattore primario dell'effetto finale C L e il fattore ortogonale dell'effetto finale CLo, sono determinati indipendentemente conducendo prove di sweep della velo...

La comprensione delle proprietà reologiche dei fluidi complessi è essenziale per molte industrie per lo sviluppo e la produzione di prodotti affidabili e riproducibili1. Questi "fluidi complessi" includono sospensioni, liquidi polimerici e schiume che esistono ampiamente nella nostra vita quotidiana, ad esempio nei prodotti per la cura personale, negli alimenti, nei cosmetici e nei prodotti per la casa. Le proprietà reologiche o di flusso (ad esempio, viscosità) sono quantità chiave di interesse per stabilire metriche di prestazione per l'uso finale e la processabilità, ma le proprietà di flusso sono interconnesse con le microstrutture che esistono all'interno di fluidi complessi. Una caratteristica importante dei fluidi complessi che li distingue dai liquidi semplici è che possiedono diverse microstrutture che coprono scale di lunghezza multipla2. Queste microstrutture possono essere facilmente influenzate da diverse condizioni di flusso, che, a loro volta, comportano cambiamenti nelle loro proprietà macroscopiche. Sbloccare questo ciclo struttura-proprietà attraverso il comportamento viscoelastico non lineare di fluidi complessi in risposta al flusso e alla deformazione rimane un compito impegnativo per i reologi sperimentali.
La reologia della sovrapposizione ortogonale (OSP)3 è una tecnica robusta per affrontare questa sfida di misurazione. In questa tecnica, un flusso di taglio oscillatorio di piccola ampiezza viene sovrapposto ortogonalmente a un flusso di taglio stazionario primario unidirezionale, che consente la misurazione simultanea di uno spettro di rilassamento viscoelastico sotto il flusso di taglio primario imposto. Per essere più specifici, la piccola perturbazione oscillatoria di taglio può essere analizzata usando teorie in viscoelasticità lineare4, mentre la condizione di flusso non lineare è ottenuta dal flusso di taglio stazionario primario. Poiché i due campi di flusso sono ortogonali e quindi non accoppiati, gli spettri di perturbazione possono essere direttamente correlati alla variazione della microstruttura sotto il flusso primario non lineare5. Questa tecnica di misurazione avanzata offre l'opportunità di chiarire le relazioni struttura-proprietà-elaborazione in fluidi complessi per ottimizzarne la formulazione, l'elaborazione e l'applicazione.
L'implementazione della moderna reologia OSP non è stata il risultato di un'improvvisa epifania; Piuttosto, si basa su molti decenni di sviluppo di dispositivi personalizzati. Il primo apparato OSP su misura risale al 1966 da Simmons6, e molti sforzi sono stati fatti successivamente 7,8,9,10. Questi primi dispositivi costruiti su misura soffrono di molti inconvenienti come problemi di allineamento, l'effetto del flusso di pompaggio (dovuto al movimento assiale del bob per fornire oscillazioni ortogonali) e limiti alla sensibilità dello strumento. Nel 1997, Vermant et al.3 hanno modificato il trasduttore di ribilanciamento della forza (FRT) su un reometro a motore-trasduttore separato commerciale, che ha permesso misurazioni OSP per fluidi con un intervallo di viscosità più ampio rispetto ai dispositivi precedenti. Questa modifica consente al trasduttore di ribilanciamento della forza normale di funzionare come un reometro controllato dallo stress, imponendo un'oscillazione assiale oltre a una misurazione della forza assiale. Recentemente, le geometrie richieste per le misure OSP, dopo la metodologia di Vermant, sono state rilasciate per un reometro commerciale separato motore-trasduttore.
Dall'avvento della reologia OSP commerciale, c'è un crescente interesse nell'applicare questa tecnica per lo studio di vari fluidi complessi. Gli esempi includono sospensioni colloidali 11,12, gel colloidali13,14 e vetri15,16,17. Mentre la disponibilità dello strumento commerciale promuove la ricerca OSP, la complicata geometria OSP richiede una comprensione più profonda della misurazione rispetto ad altre tecniche reologiche di routine. La cella di flusso OSP si basa su una geometria cilindrica concentrica a doppia parete (o Couette). È dotato di un design aperto superiore e aperto inferiore per consentire al fluido di fluire avanti e indietro tra gli spazi anulari e il serbatoio. Nonostante l'ottimizzazione apportata al progetto geometrico dal produttore, quando viene sottoposto a funzionamento OSP il fluido sperimenta un campo di flusso disomogeneo, effetti finali geometrici e flusso di pompaggio residuo, che possono introdurre errori sperimentali sostanziali. Il nostro precedente lavoro18 ha riportato importanti procedure di correzione dell'effetto finale utilizzando fluidi newtoniani per questa tecnica. Per ottenere risultati di viscosità corretti, devono essere applicati appropriati fattori di effetto finale sia in direzione primaria che ortogonale. In questo protocollo, miriamo a presentare una metodologia di calibrazione dettagliata per la tecnica reologica OSP e fornire raccomandazioni per le migliori pratiche per ridurre gli errori di misurazione. Le procedure descritte in questo documento sull'impostazione della geometria OSP, sul caricamento dei campioni e sulle impostazioni di test OSP dovrebbero essere facilmente adottabili e tradotte per le misure di fluidi non newtoniani. Consigliamo agli utenti di utilizzare le procedure di calibrazione qui descritte per determinare i fattori di correzione dell'effetto finale per le loro applicazioni prima delle misurazioni OSP su qualsiasi classificazione di fluido (newtoniana o non newtoniana). Notiamo che le procedure di calibrazione per i fattori finali non sono state riportate in precedenza. Il protocollo fornito nel presente documento descrive anche la guida passo-passo e suggerimenti su come eseguire misurazioni reologiche accurate in generale e la risorsa tecnica sulla comprensione dei dati "grezzi" rispetto ai dati "misurati", che possono essere trascurati dagli utenti del reometro.

<table><tbody><tr><td>Advanced Peltier System</td><td>TA Instruments</td><td>402500.901</td><td>Enviromental control device</td></tr><tr><td>ARES-G2 Rheometer</td><td>TA Instruments</td><td>401000.501</td><td>Rheometer</td></tr><tr><td>Brookfield Silicone Fluid, 12500cP</td><td>AMTEK Brookfield</td><td>12500 cps</td><td>Viscosity standard liquid</td></tr><tr><td>OSP Slotted Bob, 33 mm</td><td>TA Instruments</td><td>402796.902</td><td>Bob, upper geometry</td></tr><tr><td>OSP Slotted Double Gap Cup, 34 mm</td><td>TA Instruments</td><td>402782.901</td><td>Double wall cup, lower geometry</td></tr><tr><td>Pipette (1 &amp;ndash; 10 mL)</td><td>Eppendorf</td><td>3120000089</td><td>To load test materials</td></tr><tr><td>Pipette (100 &amp;ndash; 1,000 &amp;micro;L)</td><td>Eppendorf</td><td>3123000063</td><td>To load test materials</td></tr><tr><td>Pipette Tips (0.5 &amp;ndash; 10 mL)</td><td>Eppendorf</td><td>022492098</td><td>To load test materials</td></tr><tr><td>Pipette Tips (50 &amp;ndash; 1,000 &amp;micro;L)</td><td>Eppendorf</td><td>022491555</td><td>To load test materials</td></tr><tr><td>Spatula</td><td>VWR</td><td>82027-532</td><td>To load test materials</td></tr><tr><td>TRIOS</td><td>TA Instruments</td><td>v4.3.1.39215</td><td>Rheometer software</td></tr></tbody></table>

calibration procedures for orthogonal superposition rheology

La reologia di sovrapposizione ortogonale (OSP) è una tecnica reologica avanzata che prevede la sovrapposizione di una deformazione di taglio oscillatoria di piccola ampiezza ortogonale a un flusso di taglio primario. Questa tecnica consente la misurazione della dinamica strutturale di fluidi complessi in condizioni di flusso non lineare, che è importante per la comprensione e la previsione delle prestazioni di una vasta gamma di fluidi complessi. La tecnica reologica OSP ha una lunga storia di sviluppo dal 1960, principalmente attraverso i dispositivi costruiti su misura che hanno evidenziato la potenza di questa tecnica. La tecnica OSP è ora disponibile in commercio per la comunità reologica. Data la progettazione complicata della geometria OSP e il campo di flusso non ideale, gli utenti dovrebbero comprendere l'entità e le fonti dell'errore di misurazione. Questo studio presenta procedure di calibrazione utilizzando fluidi newtoniani che includono raccomandazioni per le migliori pratiche per ridurre gli errori di misurazione. In particolare, vengono fornite informazioni dettagliate sul metodo di determinazione del fattore dell'effetto finale, sulla procedura di riempimento del campione e sull'identificazione dell'intervallo di misurazione appropriato (ad esempio, velocità di taglio, frequenza, ecc.).

I risultati rappresentativi delle misurazioni di calibrazione della viscosità su uno standard di viscosità del silicone da 12,2 Pa s sono rappresentati nella Figura 5 e nella Figura 6. Si noti che il fattore dell'effetto finale primario e il fattore dell'effetto finale ortogonale sono entrambi impostati su 1,00 per le esecuzioni di calibrazione. La figura 5 mostra la viscosità di taglio costante e la coppia in funzione della velo...

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Calibration Procedures for Orthogonal Superposition Rheology

Presentiamo un protocollo di calibrazione dettagliato per una tecnica commerciale di reologia di sovrapposizione ortogonale che utilizza fluidi newtoniani, compresi i metodi di determinazione del fattore di correzione dell'effetto finale e le raccomandazioni per le migliori pratiche per ridurre l'errore sperimentale.

Procedure di calibrazione per la reologia della sovrapposizione ortogonale

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Measurement of the Rheology of Crude Oil in Equilibrium with CO2 at Reservoir Conditions

A rheometer system to measure the rheology of crude oil in equilibrium with carbon dioxide (CO2) at high temperatures and pressures is described. The system comprises a high-pressure rheometer which is connected to a circulation loop. The rheometer has a rotational flow-through measurement cell with two alternative geometries: coaxial cylinder and double gap. The circulation loop contains a mixer, to bring the crude oil sample into equilibrium with CO2, and a gear pump that transports the mixture from the mixer to the rheometer and recycles it back to the mixer. The CO2 and crude oil are brought to equilibrium by stirring and circulation and the rheology of the saturated mixture is measured by the rheometer. The system is used to measure the rheological properties of Zuata crude oil (and its toluene dilution) in equilibrium with CO2 at elevated pressures up to 220 bar and a temperature of 50 &#176;C. The results show that CO2 addition changes the oil rheology significantly, initially reducing the viscosity as the CO2 pressure is increased and then increasing the viscosity above a threshold pressure. The non-Newtonian response of the crude is also seen to change with the addition of CO2.

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A procedure for the operation of a new dielectric RheoSANS instrument capable of simultaneous interrogation of the electrical, mechanical and microstructural properties of complex fluids is presented. The instrument consists of a Couette geometry contained within a modified forced convection oven mounted on a commercial rheometer. This instrument is available for use on the small angle neutron scattering (SANS) beamlines at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). The Couette geometry is machined to be transparent to neutrons and provides for measurement of the electrical properties and microstructural properties of a sample confined between titanium cylinders while the sample undergoes arbitrary deformation. Synchronization of these measurements is enabled through the use of a customizable program that monitors and controls the execution of predetermined experimental protocols. Described here is a protocol to perform a flow sweep experiment where the shear rate is logarithmically stepped from a maximum value to a minimum value holding at each step for a specified period of time while frequency dependent dielectric measurements are made. Representative results are shown from a sample consisting of a gel composed of carbon black aggregates dispersed in propylene carbonate. As the gel undergoes steady shear, the carbon black network is mechanically deformed, which causes an initial decrease in conductivity associated with the breaking of bonds comprising the carbon black network. However, at higher shear rates, the conductivity recovers associated with the onset of shear thickening. Overall, these results demonstrate the utility of the simultaneous measurement of the rheo-electro-microstructural properties of these suspensions using the dielectric RheoSANS geometry.

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Combining Microfluidics and Microrheology to Determine Rheological Properties of Soft Matter during Repeated Phase Transitions

The microstructure of soft matter directly impacts macroscopic rheological properties and can be changed by factors including colloidal rearrangement during previous phase changes and applied shear. To determine the extent of these changes, we have developed a microfluidic device that enables repeated phase transitions induced by exchange of the surrounding fluid and microrheological characterization while limiting shear on the sample. This technique is &#181;2rheology, the combination of microfluidics and microrheology. The microfluidic device is a two-layer design with symmetric inlet streams entering a sample chamber that traps the gel sample in place during fluid exchange. Suction can be applied far away from the sample chamber to pull fluids into the sample chamber. Material rheological properties are characterized using multiple particle tracking microrheology (MPT). In MPT, fluorescent probe particles are embedded into the material and the Brownian motion of the probes is recorded using video microscopy. The movement of the particles is tracked and the mean-squared displacement (MSD) is calculated. The MSD is related to macroscopic rheological properties, using the Generalized Stokes-Einstein Relation. The phase of the material is identified by comparison to the critical relaxation exponent, determined using time-cure superposition. Measurements of a fibrous colloidal gel illustrate the utility of the technique. This gel has a delicate structure that can be irreversibly changed when shear is applied. &#181;2rheology data shows that the material repeatedly equilibrates to the same rheological properties after each phase transition, indicating that phase transitions do not play a role in microstructural changes. To determine the role of shear, samples can be sheared prior to injection into our microfluidic device. &#181;2rheology is a widely applicable technique for the characterization of soft matter enabling the determination of rheological properties of delicate microstructures in a single sample during phase transitions in response to repeated changes in the surrounding environmental conditions.

We demonstrate the fabrication and use of a microfluidic device that enables multiple particle tracking microrheology measurements to study the rheological effects of repeated phase transitions on soft matter.

Combinazione di microfluidica e Microrheology per determinare le proprietà reologiche dei materiali molli durante le transizioni di fase ripetute

The microstructure of soft matter directly impacts macroscopic rheological properties and can be changed by factors including colloidal rearrangement ...

Studying Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Response of Soft Materials

We investigate the sequence of physical processes exhibited during large amplitude oscillatory shearing (LAOS) of polyethylene oxide (PEO) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and xanthan gum in water &#8212; two concentrated polymer solutions used as viscosifiers in foods, enhanced oil recovery, and soil remediation. Understanding the nonlinear rheological behavior of soft materials is important in the design and controlled manufacturing of many consumer products. It is shown how the response to LAOS of these polymer solutions can be interpreted in terms of a clear transition from linear viscoelasticity to viscoplastic deformation and back again during a period. The LAOS results are analyzed via the fully quantitative Sequence of Physical Processes (SPP) technique, using free MATLAB-based software. A detailed protocol of performing a LAOS measurement with a commercial rheometer, analyzing nonlinear stress responses with the freeware, and interpreting physical processes under LAOS is presented. It is further shown that, within the SPP framework, a LAOS response contains information regarding the linear viscoelasticity, the transient flow curves, and the critical strain responsible for the onset of nonlinearity.

We present a detailed protocol outlining how to perform nonlinear oscillatory shear rheology on soft materials, and how to run the SPP-LAOS analysis to understand the responses as a sequence of physical processes.

Studiare la risposta di Shear oscillatorio di grande ampiezza di materiali morbidi

We investigate the sequence of physical processes exhibited during large amplitude oscillatory shearing (LAOS) of polyethylene oxide (PEO) in dimethyl ...

Macro-Rheology Characterization of Gill Raker Mucus in the Silver Carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

The silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, is an invasive planktivorous filter feeder fish that infested the natural waterways of the upper Mississippi River basin due to its highly efficient filter feeding mechanism. The characteristic organs called gill rakers (GRs), found in many such filter feeders, facilitate the efficient filtration of food particles such as phytoplankton that are of a few microns in size.
The motivation to investigate the rheology of the GR mucus stems from our desire to understand its role in aiding the filter feeding process in the silver carp. The mucus-rich fluid, in a &#8216;thick and sticky&#8217; state may facilitate the adhesion of food particulates. The permeation and transport through the GR membrane are&#160;facilitated by the action of external shear forces that induce varying shear strain rates. Therefore, mucus rheology can provide a vital clue to the tremendous outcompeting nature of the silver carp within the pool of filter feeding fish. Based on this it was posited that GR mucus may provide an adhesive function to food particles and act as a transport vehicle to assist in the filter feeding process.
The main objective of the protocol is to determine the yield stress of the mucus, attributed to the minimum shear stress required to initiate flow at which irreversible plastic deformation is first observed across a structured viscoelastic material. Accordingly, rheological properties of the GR mucus, i.e., viscosity, storage, and loss moduli, were investigated for its non-Newtonian, shear-thinning nature using a rotational rheometer. &#160;
A protocol presented here is employed to analyze the rheological properties of mucus extracted from the gill rakers of a silver carp, fished at Hart Creek location of the Missouri River. The protocol aims to develop an effective strategy for rheological testing and material characterization of mucus assumed to be a structured viscoelastic material.

Macro-Rheology Characterization of Gill Raker Mucus in the Silver Carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

This protocol presents a method to perform rheology characterization of mucus that resides on gill rakers (GRs) of the silver carp. Viscoelastic characteristics of GR-mucus, obtained by measuring viscosity, storage and loss moduli, are evaluated for the apparent yield stress to understand the filter feeding mechanism in GRs.

Caratterizzazione macro-reologica del muco Gill Raker nella carpa argentata, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

The silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, is an invasive planktivorous filter feeder fish that infested the natural waterways of the upper Mississippi ...

Microtensiometer for Confocal Microscopy Visualization of Dynamic Interfaces

Adsorption of surface-active molecules to fluid-fluid interfaces is ubiquitous in nature. Characterizing these interfaces requires measuring surfactant adsorption rates, evaluating equilibrium surface tensions as a function of bulk surfactant concentration, and relating how surface tension changes with changes in the interfacial area following equilibration. Simultaneous visualization of the interface using fluorescence imaging with a high-speed confocal microscope allows the direct evaluation of structure-function relationships. In the capillary pressure microtensiometer (CPM), a hemispherical air bubble is pinned at the end of the capillary in a 1 mL volume liquid reservoir. The capillary pressure across the bubble interface is controlled via a commercial microfluidic flow controller that allows for model-based pressure, bubble curvature, or bubble area control based on the Laplace equation. Compared to previous techniques such as the Langmuir trough and pendant drop, the measurement and control precision and response time are greatly enhanced; capillary pressure variations can be applied and controlled in milliseconds. The dynamic response of the bubble interface is visualized via a second optical lens as the bubble expands and contracts. The bubble contour is fit to a circular profile to determine the bubble curvature radius, R, as well as any deviations from circularity that would invalidate the results. The Laplace equation is used to determine the dynamic surface tension of the interface. Following equilibration, small pressure oscillations can be imposed by the computer-controlled microfluidic pump to oscillate the bubble radius (frequencies of 0.001-100 cycles/min) to determine the dilatational modulus The overall dimensions of the system are sufficiently small that the microtensiometer fits under the lens of a high-speed confocal microscope allowing fluorescently tagged chemical species to be quantitatively tracked with submicron lateral resolution.

This manuscript describes the design and operation of a microtensiometer/confocal microscope to do simultaneous measurements of interfacial tension and surface dilatational rheology while visualizing the interfacial morphology. This provides the real-time construction of structure-property relationships of interfaces important in technology and physiology.

Microtensiometro per microscopia confocale Visualizzazione di interfacce dinamiche

Adsorption of surface-active molecules to fluid-fluid interfaces is ubiquitous in nature. Characterizing these interfaces requires measuring surfactant ...

Characterizing Multiscale Mechanical Properties of Brain Tissue Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Impact Indentation, and Rheometry

To design and engineer materials inspired by the properties of the brain, whether for mechanical simulants or for tissue regeneration studies, the brain tissue itself must be well characterized at various length and time scales. Like many biological tissues, brain tissue exhibits a complex, hierarchical structure. However, in contrast to most other tissues, brain is of very low mechanical stiffness, with Young&#39;s elastic moduli E on the order of 100s of Pa. This low stiffness can present challenges to experimental characterization of key mechanical properties. Here, we demonstrate several mechanical characterization techniques that have been adapted to measure the elastic and viscoelastic properties of hydrated, compliant biological materials such as brain tissue, at different length scales and loading rates. At the microscale, we conduct creep-compliance and force relaxation experiments using atomic force microscope-enabled indentation. At the mesoscale, we perform impact indentation experiments using a pendulum-based instrumented indenter. At the macroscale, we conduct parallel plate rheometry to quantify the frequency dependent shear elastic moduli. We also discuss the challenges and limitations associated with each method. Together these techniques enable an in-depth mechanical characterization of brain tissue that can be used to better understand the structure of brain and to engineer bio-inspired materials.

We present a set of techniques to characterize the viscoelastic mechanical properties of brain at the micro-, meso-, and macro-scales.

La caratterizzazione delle proprietà meccaniche del multiscala cervello tessuti utilizzando microscopia a forza atomica, Impatto rientro, e Reometria

To design and engineer materials inspired by the properties of the brain, whether for mechanical simulants or for tissue regeneration studies, the brain ...

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Rapid Viscoelastic Characterization of Airway Mucus Using a Benchtop Rheometer

In muco-obstructive lung diseases (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis) and other respiratory conditions (e.g., viral/bacterial infections), mucus biophysical properties are altered by goblet cell hypersecretion, airway dehydration, oxidative stress, and the presence of extracellular DNA. Previous studies showed that sputum viscoelasticity correlated with pulmonary function and that treatments affecting sputum rheology (e.g., mucolytics) can result in remarkable clinical benefits. In general, rheological measurements of non-Newtonian fluids employ elaborate, time-consuming approaches (e.g., parallel/cone-plate rheometers and/or microbead particle tracking) that require extensive training to perform the assay and interpret the data. This study tested the reliability, reproducibility, and sensitivity of Rheomuco, a user-friendly benchtop device that is designed to perform rapid measurements using dynamic oscillation with a shear-strain sweep to provide linear viscoelastic moduli (G&#39;, G&#34;, G*, and tan &#948;) and gel point characteristics (&#947;c&#160;and &#963;c) for clinical samples within 5 min. Device performance was validated using different concentrations of a mucus simulant, 8 MDa polyethylene oxide (PEO), and against traditional bulk rheology measurements. A clinical isolate harvested from an intubated patient with status asthmaticus (SA) was then assessed in triplicate measurements and the coefficient of variation between measurements is &#60;10%. Ex vivo use of a potent mucus reducing agent, TCEP, on SA mucus resulted in a five-fold decrease in elastic modulus and a change toward a more &#34;liquid-like&#34; behavior overall (e.g., higher tan &#948;). Together, these results demonstrate that the tested benchtop rheometer can make reliable measures of mucus viscoelasticity in clinical and research settings. In summary, the described protocol could be used to explore the effects of mucoactive drugs (e.g., rhDNase, N-acetyl cysteine) onsite to adapt treatment on a case-by-case basis, or in preclinical studies of novel compounds.

The viscoelastic properties of mucus play a critical role in mucociliary clearance. However, traditional mucus rheological techniques require complex and time-consuming approaches. This study provides a detailed protocol for the use of a benchtop rheometer that can rapidly and reliably perform viscoelastic measurements.

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