Overview

What is Viscoelasticity?

What do ice, wood and the disks in a human spine have in common? They are all viscoelastic materials. Viscoelasticity is a quality involving both viscous and elastic properties at the same time.

This overview explains the fundamental concepts of viscoelasticity, detailing how certain materials exhibit both viscous (liquid-like) and elastic (solid-like) behaviors, and describes how these properties can be measured and monitored, particularly at the molecular level using specialized techniques.

 

Overview details

  • Length
    2 pages
  • Technologies
    QCM-D
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Viscoelasticity

In this overview:

  • Viscosity and elasticity are defined and illustrated with simple examples.

  • Viscoelastic materials show both liquid-like and solid-like behavior depending on stress and time.

  • Techniques like QCM-D are used to monitor viscoelastic properties at the molecular level.

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