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Rheological properties of magnetic biogels

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2018-08-14

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Zubarev, A.
Bonhome-Espinosa, A. B.
Alaminos, M.
Duran, J. D. G.
Lopez-Lopez, M. T.

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Springer
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We report an experimental and theoretical study of the rheological properties of magnetic biogels consisting of fibrin polymer networks with embedded magnetite nanoparticles, swollen by aqueous solutions. We studied two types of magnetic biogels, differenced by the presence or absence of an applied magnetic field during the initial steps of cross-linking. The experiments demonstrated very strong dependence of the elastic modulus of the magnetic biogels on the concentration of the magnetic particles. We finally developed some theoretical models that explain the observed strong concentration effects.

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Polymers
Magnetite Nanoparticles
Models, Theoretical
Magnetic Fields
Magnetic Phenomena

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Campos magnéticos
Fenómenos magnéticos
Modelos teóricos
Nanopartículas de magnetita
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Fibrin, Polymer, Magnetic gels, Structural transformations, Elastic modulus, Magnetorheological elastomers, Scaffolds, Nanoparticles, Hydrogels, Dampers, Field

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Zubarev, A., Bonhome-Espinosa, A.B., Alaminos, M. et al. Rheological properties of magnetic biogels. Arch Appl Mech 89, 91–103 (2019).