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ArticleBiorheology2019

Shear-thickening fluids in biologically relevant agents.

Peter Kilbride, Marina Vazquez Rull, Adam Townsend, Helen Wilson, John Morris

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Article in Biorheology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. New Approaches to Cryopreservation of Cells, Tissues, and Organs.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peter KilbrideAsymptote Ltd., General Electric Healthcare, Cambridge, UK.
Marina Vazquez RullAsymptote Ltd., General Electric Healthcare, Cambridge, UK.
Adam TownsendDepartment of Mathematics, University College London, London, UK.
Helen WilsonDepartment of Mathematics, University College London, London, UK.
John MorrisAsymptote Ltd., General Electric Healthcare, Cambridge, UK.
General Electric (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe rheology of shear thickening fluids is well characterized for many physical applications, however the literature surrounding biologically or cryobiologically compatible shear thickening fluids is less well understood.

objectiveThis study examined fluids consisting of corn-derived hydroxyethyl starch with a variety of sugars and cryoprotectants to characterize their shear-rate viscosity relationship. The objective was to establish if cryobiologically relevant materials could be used to afford biologics protection through shear-thickening.

resultsFluids consisting of 50% hydroxyethyl starch by weight exhibited shear thickening with a variety of cryoprotectants. Lowering the temperature of the fluid both reduced critical shear rates and enhanced thickening magnitude. Starch derived from corn, wheat, and rice all exhibited non-Newtonian shear-dependent viscosity behaviour at 50% by weight in water. Between the starch sources however, the shear-rate viscosity relationship varied widely, with wheat-derived starch shear thinning, and the remaining starches forming shear thickening fluids. Different starch sources had different baseline viscosities, critical shear rates, and rates of viscosity increase.

conclusionsThis study established that shear thickening is compatible with cryobiologically relevant agents, particularly so at lower temperatures. This forms the basis for harnessing these phenomena in biological processes such as cryopreservation.

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RheologyShear StrengthDimethyl SulfoxideGlycerolStarchSugarsTemperatureViscosityWaterDimethyl SulfoxideGlycerolStarchSugarsWatercolloidsCryopreservationshear-thickeningstarchtemperature-dependence

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PMID30814341
PMCPMC6597967
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