Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology

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Czerner, Marina; Fasce, Laura Alejandra; Frontini, Patricia Maria
Año de publicación
2014
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In this work the performance of the wire cutting method for determining the fracture toughness, Gc, of gelatin hydrogels is assessed. In this method, wires of different diameters are pushed into a sample while the force and displacement are continuously recorded. The cutting action reaches a steady state, in which fracture propagation, deformation, and friction occur simultaneously. The method implies a linear relationship between the steady-state cutting force per unit sample width and the wire diameter, of which the y-intercept is Gc. Several gel samples differing in gelatin concentration, source (bovine or porcine), solvent (water or water–glycerol mixture), and crosslink type (physical or chemical induced by glutaraldehyde) were tested at different rates. Post-mortem fracture surfaces examined via optical microscopy displayed four different morphologies depending on the gel formulation, cutting rate, and wire diameter: I, striated; II, with one or two oblique straight lines; III, with rhombus-like figures; and IV, with material pull-out. A direct relationship between the developed fracture surface morphology and the method performance existed. One necessary condition for obtaining the linear relationship is a unique fracture surface morphology remaining for all of the wires utilized in the determination. The method is invalid if the fracture surface morphology changes with changing wire diameter, abnormal crack path deflection takes place, or material pull-out occurs as a result of adhesion effects. The applicability of the method seems to be not constrained to physical gels. An appropriate cutting rate and wire diameter have to be selected in order for a unique fracture surface morphology to be achieved. In such cases, reasonable Gc values were obtained from the y-intercept of the best linear fit of experimental data. Gc increased with increasing gelatin concentration, Bloom number, and solvent viscosity. Moreover, Gc was greater when a rhombus-like pattern was induced rather than other morphology due to greater crack path tortuosity.
Fil: Czerner, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
Fil: Fasce, Laura Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
Fil: Frontini, Patricia Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
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Soft Materials
Gelatin Gels
Wire Cutting Method
Fracture Toughness
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spelling Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodologyCzerner, MarinaFasce, Laura AlejandraFrontini, Patricia MariaSoft MaterialsGelatin GelsWire Cutting MethodFracture Toughnesshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2In this work the performance of the wire cutting method for determining the fracture toughness, Gc, of gelatin hydrogels is assessed. In this method, wires of different diameters are pushed into a sample while the force and displacement are continuously recorded. The cutting action reaches a steady state, in which fracture propagation, deformation, and friction occur simultaneously. The method implies a linear relationship between the steady-state cutting force per unit sample width and the wire diameter, of which the y-intercept is Gc. Several gel samples differing in gelatin concentration, source (bovine or porcine), solvent (water or water–glycerol mixture), and crosslink type (physical or chemical induced by glutaraldehyde) were tested at different rates. Post-mortem fracture surfaces examined via optical microscopy displayed four different morphologies depending on the gel formulation, cutting rate, and wire diameter: I, striated; II, with one or two oblique straight lines; III, with rhombus-like figures; and IV, with material pull-out. A direct relationship between the developed fracture surface morphology and the method performance existed. One necessary condition for obtaining the linear relationship is a unique fracture surface morphology remaining for all of the wires utilized in the determination. The method is invalid if the fracture surface morphology changes with changing wire diameter, abnormal crack path deflection takes place, or material pull-out occurs as a result of adhesion effects. The applicability of the method seems to be not constrained to physical gels. An appropriate cutting rate and wire diameter have to be selected in order for a unique fracture surface morphology to be achieved. In such cases, reasonable Gc values were obtained from the y-intercept of the best linear fit of experimental data. Gc increased with increasing gelatin concentration, Bloom number, and solvent viscosity. Moreover, Gc was greater when a rhombus-like pattern was induced rather than other morphology due to greater crack path tortuosity.Fil: Czerner, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; ArgentinaFil: Fasce, Laura Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; ArgentinaFil: Frontini, Patricia Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; ArgentinaASTM International2014-01-17info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/5054Czerner, Marina; Fasce, Laura Alejandra; Frontini, Patricia Maria; Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology; ASTM International; Materials Performance and Characterization; 3; 3; 17-1-2014; 448-4682165-3992enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/MPC/PAGES/MPC20130071.htminfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/2165-3992info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1520/MPC20130071info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-17T11:01:15Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/5054instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-17 11:01:15.638CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology
title Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology
spellingShingle Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology
Czerner, Marina
Soft Materials
Gelatin Gels
Wire Cutting Method
Fracture Toughness
title_short Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology
title_full Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology
title_fullStr Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology
title_full_unstemmed Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology
title_sort Wire cutting method to assess fracture toughness of gelatin gels: Phenomenological analysis and limitations of methodology
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Czerner, Marina
Fasce, Laura Alejandra
Frontini, Patricia Maria
author Czerner, Marina
author_facet Czerner, Marina
Fasce, Laura Alejandra
Frontini, Patricia Maria
author_role author
author2 Fasce, Laura Alejandra
Frontini, Patricia Maria
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Soft Materials
Gelatin Gels
Wire Cutting Method
Fracture Toughness
topic Soft Materials
Gelatin Gels
Wire Cutting Method
Fracture Toughness
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this work the performance of the wire cutting method for determining the fracture toughness, Gc, of gelatin hydrogels is assessed. In this method, wires of different diameters are pushed into a sample while the force and displacement are continuously recorded. The cutting action reaches a steady state, in which fracture propagation, deformation, and friction occur simultaneously. The method implies a linear relationship between the steady-state cutting force per unit sample width and the wire diameter, of which the y-intercept is Gc. Several gel samples differing in gelatin concentration, source (bovine or porcine), solvent (water or water–glycerol mixture), and crosslink type (physical or chemical induced by glutaraldehyde) were tested at different rates. Post-mortem fracture surfaces examined via optical microscopy displayed four different morphologies depending on the gel formulation, cutting rate, and wire diameter: I, striated; II, with one or two oblique straight lines; III, with rhombus-like figures; and IV, with material pull-out. A direct relationship between the developed fracture surface morphology and the method performance existed. One necessary condition for obtaining the linear relationship is a unique fracture surface morphology remaining for all of the wires utilized in the determination. The method is invalid if the fracture surface morphology changes with changing wire diameter, abnormal crack path deflection takes place, or material pull-out occurs as a result of adhesion effects. The applicability of the method seems to be not constrained to physical gels. An appropriate cutting rate and wire diameter have to be selected in order for a unique fracture surface morphology to be achieved. In such cases, reasonable Gc values were obtained from the y-intercept of the best linear fit of experimental data. Gc increased with increasing gelatin concentration, Bloom number, and solvent viscosity. Moreover, Gc was greater when a rhombus-like pattern was induced rather than other morphology due to greater crack path tortuosity.
Fil: Czerner, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
Fil: Fasce, Laura Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
Fil: Frontini, Patricia Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigación En Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales (i); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
description In this work the performance of the wire cutting method for determining the fracture toughness, Gc, of gelatin hydrogels is assessed. In this method, wires of different diameters are pushed into a sample while the force and displacement are continuously recorded. The cutting action reaches a steady state, in which fracture propagation, deformation, and friction occur simultaneously. The method implies a linear relationship between the steady-state cutting force per unit sample width and the wire diameter, of which the y-intercept is Gc. Several gel samples differing in gelatin concentration, source (bovine or porcine), solvent (water or water–glycerol mixture), and crosslink type (physical or chemical induced by glutaraldehyde) were tested at different rates. Post-mortem fracture surfaces examined via optical microscopy displayed four different morphologies depending on the gel formulation, cutting rate, and wire diameter: I, striated; II, with one or two oblique straight lines; III, with rhombus-like figures; and IV, with material pull-out. A direct relationship between the developed fracture surface morphology and the method performance existed. One necessary condition for obtaining the linear relationship is a unique fracture surface morphology remaining for all of the wires utilized in the determination. The method is invalid if the fracture surface morphology changes with changing wire diameter, abnormal crack path deflection takes place, or material pull-out occurs as a result of adhesion effects. The applicability of the method seems to be not constrained to physical gels. An appropriate cutting rate and wire diameter have to be selected in order for a unique fracture surface morphology to be achieved. In such cases, reasonable Gc values were obtained from the y-intercept of the best linear fit of experimental data. Gc increased with increasing gelatin concentration, Bloom number, and solvent viscosity. Moreover, Gc was greater when a rhombus-like pattern was induced rather than other morphology due to greater crack path tortuosity.
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