Test-Paper-Like Photonic Crystal Viscometer

Yuqi Zhang; Qianqian Fu; Jianping Ge

doi:10.1002/smll.201603351

Test-Paper-Like Photonic Crystal Viscometer

Small. 2017 Apr;13(13). doi: 10.1002/smll.201603351. Epub 2017 Jan 16.

Authors

Yuqi Zhang¹, Qianqian Fu², Jianping Ge^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
² School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.

PMID: 28092431
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201603351

Abstract

A test-paper-like photonic crystal (PC) viscometer is fabricated based on the positive correlation between viscosity and the infiltration time for viscous liquid to entirely soak the PC film. It can be broadly used in different occasions to quickly determine the viscosity for many liquids, considering its portable and disposable characteristics and the requirement of little samples.

Keywords: photonic crystals; sensors; viscometers; viscosity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't