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Visualization of Flow‐Induced Strain Using Structural Color in Channel‐Free Polydimethylsiloxane Devices

Kota Shiba, Chao Zhuang, Kosuke Minami, Gaku Imamura, Ryo Tamura, Sadaki Samitsu, Takumi Idei, Genki Yoshikawa, Luyi Sun, David A. Weitz

Advanced Science· Volume 10· Issue 1
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Abstract Measuring flow of gases is of fundamental importance yet is typically done with complex equipment. There is, therefore, a longstanding need for a simple and inexpensive means of flow measurement. Here, gas flow is measured using an extremely simple device that consists of an Ar plasma‐treated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) slab adhered on a glass substrate with a tight seal. This device does not even have a channel, instead, gas can flow between the PDMS and the glass by deforming the PDMS wall, in other words, by making an interstice as a temporary path for the flow. The formation of the temporary path results in a compressive bending stress at the inner wall of the path, which leads to the formation of well‐ordered wrinkles, and hence, the emergence of structural color that changes the optical transmittance of the device. Although it is very simple, this setup works sufficiently well to measure arbitrary gases and analyzes their flow rates, densities, and viscosities based on the change in color. It is also demonstrated that this technique is applicable to the flow‐induced display of a pattern such as a logo for advanced applications.
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Ceramics & glasses

OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Advanced Materials and Mechanics · Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

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Affiliations

Center for Functional Sensor & Actuator (CFSN) Research Center for Functional Materials National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1‐1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐0044 Japan

Department of Physics and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University 9 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA

Materials Science and Engineering Graduate School of Pure and Applied Science University of Tsukuba 1‐1‐1 Tennodai Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8571 Japan

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1‐1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐0044 Japan

Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Osaka University 1‐2 Yamadaoka Suita 565‐0871 Japan

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences The University of Tokyo 5‐1‐5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa Chiba 277‐8568 Japan

Research and Services Division of Materials Data and Integrated System (MaDIS) National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1‐2‐1 Sengen Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐0047 Japan

Department of Applied Chemistry Faculty of Science and Technology Chuo University 1‐13‐27 Kasuga, Bunkyo‐ku Tokyo 112‐8551 Japan

Polymer Program Institute of Materials Science and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard University 3 Blackfan Street Boston MA 02115 USA

Funding

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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