In situ viscometry by optical trapping interferometry

C. Guzmán, Henrik Flyvbjerg, R. Köszali, C. Escoffet, L Forró, S. Jeney

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    Abstract

    We demonstrate quantitative in situ viscosity measurements by tracking the thermal fluctuations of an optically trapped microsphere subjected to a small oscillatory flow. The measured power spectral density of the sphere's positions displays a characteristic peak at the driving frequency of the flow, which is simply proportional to the viscosity, when measured in units of the thermal power spectral density at the same frequency. Measurements are validated on different water-glycerol mixtures, as well as in a glycerol gradient, where no a priori knowledge of the solution is used to determine the glycerol concentration.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalApplied Physics Letters
    Volume93
    Issue number18
    Pages (from-to)184102
    ISSN0003-6951
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

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    Keywords

    • FORCES
    • TWEEZERS
    • PARTICLE
    • VISCOSITY
    • TRACKING

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