Determining the mechanical properties of soft matter across different length scales is of great importance in understanding the deformation behavior of compliant materials under various stimuli. A pipette aspiration test is a promising tool for such a purpose. A key challenge in the use of this method is to develop explicit expressions of the relationship between experimental responses and material properties particularly when the tested sample has irregular geometry. A simple scaling relation between the reduced creep function and the aspiration length is revealed in this paper by performing a theoretical analysis on the aspiration creep tests of viscoelastic soft solids with arbitrary surface profile. Numerical experiments have been performed on the tested materials with different geometries to validate the theoretical solution. In order to incorporate the effects of the rise time of the creep pressure, an analytical solution is further derived based on the generalized Maxwell model, which relates the parameters in reduced creep function to the aspiration length. Its usefulness is demonstrated through a numerical example and the analysis of the experimental data from literature. The analytical solutions reported here proved to be independent of the geometric parameters of the system under described conditions. Therefore, they may not only provide insight into the deformation behavior of soft materials in aspiration creep tests but also facilitate the use of this testing method to deduce the intrinsic creep/relaxation properties of viscoelastic compliant materials.
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July 2014
Research-Article
Determination of the Reduced Creep Function of Viscoelastic Compliant Materials Using Pipette Aspiration Method
Yan-Ping Cao,
Yan-Ping Cao
1
AML, Institute of Biomechanics and Medical
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
e-mail: caoyanping@tsinghua.edu.cn
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Tsinghua University
,Beijing 100084
, China
e-mail: caoyanping@tsinghua.edu.cn
1Corresponding author.
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Guo-Yang Li,
Guo-Yang Li
AML, Institute of Biomechanics and Medical
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Tsinghua University
,Beijing 100084
, China
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Man-Gong Zhang,
Man-Gong Zhang
AML, Institute of Biomechanics and Medical
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Tsinghua University
,Beijing 100084
, China
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Xi-Qiao Feng
Xi-Qiao Feng
AML, Institute of Biomechanics and Medical
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Tsinghua University
,Beijing 100084
, China
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Yan-Ping Cao
AML, Institute of Biomechanics and Medical
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
e-mail: caoyanping@tsinghua.edu.cn
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Tsinghua University
,Beijing 100084
, China
e-mail: caoyanping@tsinghua.edu.cn
Guo-Yang Li
AML, Institute of Biomechanics and Medical
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Tsinghua University
,Beijing 100084
, China
Man-Gong Zhang
AML, Institute of Biomechanics and Medical
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Tsinghua University
,Beijing 100084
, China
Xi-Qiao Feng
AML, Institute of Biomechanics and Medical
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Engineering,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Tsinghua University
,Beijing 100084
, China
1Corresponding author.
Manuscript received February 14, 2014; final manuscript received March 7, 2014; accepted manuscript posted March 13, 2014; published online April 1, 2014. Editor: Yonggang Huang.
J. Appl. Mech. Jul 2014, 81(7): 071006 (7 pages)
Published Online: April 1, 2014
Article history
Received:
February 14, 2014
Revision Received:
March 7, 2014
Accepted:
March 13, 2014
Citation
Cao, Y., Li, G., Zhang, M., and Feng, X. (April 1, 2014). "Determination of the Reduced Creep Function of Viscoelastic Compliant Materials Using Pipette Aspiration Method." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. July 2014; 81(7): 071006. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4027159
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