Drag force of polyethyleneglycol in flow measured by a scanning probe microscope

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We propose a method to measure the drag force due to synthetic polymers in flowing fluids by using a scanning probe microscope (SPM). Methoxy polyethyleneglycol thiol (mPEG-SH) was attached to the cantilever probe of the SPM, which was further immersed in flows of glycerol and polyethyleneglycol (PEG) solutions. The mPEG-SH-bonded cantilever detects the extra force due to polymer-polymer and polymer-fluids interaction in flowing fluids. The conformation of the mPEG-SH polymer bonded to the probe of the cantilever was predicted as having a stem and ellipsoidal-flower shape, and the drag force due to the deformed mPEG-SH was calculated. The forces detected by experiments using the SPM and the forces obtained by model calculations were compared and found to be reasonably close.

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  • Physical Review Fluids

    Physical Review Fluids 4 (7), 074201-074201, 2019-07-30

    American Physical Society (APS)

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