How to Accelerate Successful Product Development with Rheology

Rheology is a notoriously complex field, combining mathematics and physics to characterize materials. For inexperienced users, rheology can seem like a massive challenge. Luckily, new technology simplifies rheology down to its core so you can get essential measurements without difficult training, measurements, or calculations.

Linear Viscoelastic Region: Why It’s Crucial in Materials Testing

Our world is brimming with viscoelastic materials: The dough you knead before baking a fresh loaf, the Silly Putty your toddler slaps against the wall, the rubber gaskets that create an airtight seal on an airplane door. Testing those materials by applying controlled deformations (strains) or forces (stresses) at various timescales, temperatures, and/or humidities allows for the optimization of properties and ensures durability and safety.

¿Qué son la reometría y la reología?

Tanto si los investigadores optimizan la textura del yogurt o estudian el endurecimiento de adhesivos, la reometría nos ayuda a entender los materiales y predecir su comportamiento. La reometría mide la cantidad de deformación que experimenta un material o líquido cuando se aplica una fuerza. La combinación de esfuerzo, deformación y corte constituye la base de la reología, ciencia que se ocupa de la deformación de los materiales.