Soft matter dynamics: A versatile microgravity platform to study dynamics in soft matter

We describe an experiment container with light scattering and imaging diagnostics for experiments on soft matter aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The suite of measurement capabilities can be used to study different materials in exchangeable sample cell units. The currently available sample cell units and future possibilities for foams, granular media, and emulsions are presented in addition to an overview of the design and the diagnostics of the experiment container. First results from measurements performed on ground and during the commissioning aboard the ISS highlight the capabilities of the experiment container to study the different materials.& nbsp;(C)2021 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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An experiment container with light scattering and imaging diagnostics has been developed for studying soft matter aboard the ISS. It offers measurement capabilities to study different materials using exchangeable sample cell units. The experiment container has shown its capabilities in studying various materials based on initial results obtained on ground and during commissioning on the ISS.