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Minute Volume Rheometer Description of Project In the field of pharmaceutical research, injectable treatment therapy is currently one of the most highly examined methods of drug delivery. The continuation of this research is highly dependent on knowledge of fluid properties, specifically viscosity and viscoelasticity. Most drugs in the developmental stages of this method are extremely expensive and limited in quantity. Currently, devices that measure fluid properties require samples sizes larger than 150 µL. A device that would minimize the sample volume would be quite valuable to pharmaceutical companies. We have designed a device that will be able to quickly and accurately measure viscosity and viscoelasticity of sample volumes of less than 20 µL.
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