Two-Particle Microrheology of quasi-2D Viscous Systems

Abstract

We study the correlated motions of colloidal particles in a quasi-2D system (Human Serum Albumin (HSA) protein molecules at an air-water interface) for different surface viscosities ${\eta }_s$. We observe a transition in the behavior of the correlated motion, from 2-D interface dominated at high ${\eta }_s$ to bulk fluid-dependent at low ${\eta }_s$. The correlated motions can be scaled onto a master curve which captures the features of this transition. This master curve also characterizes the spatial dependence of the flow field of a viscous interface in response to a force. From the flow field and the correlated particle motions, we calculate a two-particle MSD (mean square displacement) for direct comparison with rheological measurements.

arXiv comment4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to PRL

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• One- and two-particle microrheology
• Dynamics of viscoelastic membranes

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