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Large amplitude oscillatory shear studies on the strain-stiffening behavior of gelatin gels

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Linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity of gelatin solutions was investigated by rheology. The dynamic mechanical properties during the sol-gel transition of gelatin followed the time-cure superposition. The fractal dimension d f of the critical gel was estimated as 1.76, which indicated a loose network. A high sol fraction w s = 0.61 was evaluated from the plateau modulus by semi-empirical models. Strain-stiffening behavior was observed under large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) for the gelatin gel. The strain and frequency dependence of the minimum strain modulus G M, energy dissipation E d, and nonlinear viscoelastic parameter N E was illustrated in Pipkin diagrams and explained by the strain induced helix formation reported previously by others. The BST model described the strain-stiffening behavior of gelatin gel quite well, whereas the Gent and worm-like chain network models overestimated the strain-stiffening at large strains.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21204023), the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2012CB821504) and the Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering (201346).

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Sun, Wx., Huang, Lz., Yang, Yr. et al. Large amplitude oscillatory shear studies on the strain-stiffening behavior of gelatin gels. Chin J Polym Sci 33, 70–83 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-015-1559-5

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