Viscosity sensing with lamb-wave microsensor: dimethylsulfoxide solution viscosity as a function of temperature

J Biomech Eng. 1993 Aug;115(3):329-31. doi: 10.1115/1.2895494.

Abstract

Recently, a new microsensor employing low-velocity ultrasonic Lamb waves was developed and demonstrated to be capable of measuring the viscosity of solutions in small volumes. The microsensor, when attached to a temperature-controlled stage, can measure viscosity as a function of temperature. In this investigation, the ultrasonic Lamb-wave oscillator is employed to experimentally measure the viscosity of dimethylsulfoxide (Me2SO) solutions as a function of temperature. The microsensor and the experimental procedure are described and results for 1M, 3M, and 5M Me2SO aqueous solutions are presented. Dimethylsulfoxide is a compound commonly employed as a cryoprotectant in cryopreservation, the low-temperature preservation of biological materials. The temperature dependence of viscosity obtained through this study can be used in determining the probability for ice nucleation in biological materials, a parameter of importance during cryopreservation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Calibration
  • Cryopreservation / methods
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide / chemistry*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Ice / adverse effects
  • Oscillometry / instrumentation
  • Oscillometry / methods
  • Solutions
  • Temperature*
  • Ultrasonics*
  • Viscosity
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Ice
  • Solutions
  • Water
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide