Internal and interfacial friction in the dynamics of soft/solid interfaces

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dc.creatorVoinova, M. V.
dc.creatorJonson, M.
dc.creatorKasemo, B.
dc.date1999-06-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:13:46Z
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dc.descriptionWe analyze theoretically the effect of friction on quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements that probe soft (viscoelastic) films and biomolecular layers adsorbed from aqueous solutions. While water provides a natural environment for biomolecules, an interface with unknown rheological properties forms between the adsorbed soft molecular layer and the quartz substrate in the latter case. We investigate therefore the dynamics of soft films adsorbed onto a solid quartz surface within a continuum mechanics approach using both the Maxwell and the Voight/Kelvin models of viscoelasticity and their combination. The rigorous expressions derived for the acoustic response of a quartz crystal oscillator, accounting for both interfacial (sliding) friction and internal friction (viscosity), demonstrate that the QCM can be used as a sensor for quantitative characteristization of friction effects as well as for ``in situ'' measurements of mechanical properties of adsorbed biomolecular films.
dc.description10 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9906415
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9906415
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/29432
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleInternal and interfacial friction in the dynamics of soft/solid interfaces
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