New preprint alert!

We are delighted to announce that our latest preprint, ShearView: A Compact Stress- and Strain-Controlled Rheometer for Integrated Rheo-microscopy, has been submitted to arXiv.

Authored by our PhD student Nikolaos Kalafatakis, this work introduces a custom-built, state-of-the-art rheometer capable of operating in both stress- and strain-controlled modes. Designed to be mounted on inverted microscopes, ShearView enables researchers to directly link bulk rheological measurements with microscopic dynamics in soft matter systems.

Beyond conventional rheology, ShearView supports a wide range of advanced experiments, including:

✔️ Chirped strain oscillations

✔️ Recovery rheology

✔️ Rheo-microscopy

✔️ Shear profile measurements

Most importantly, all hardware designs, control software, and example datasets are openly available, ensuring that the instrument can be reused, adapted, and integrated into both research and teaching environments.