The capillary tube plasma viscometer - An automatical instrument for measuring plasma viscosity

Issue title: New Methods in Biorheology. Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Nancy, France, 17–18 August 1983. A Satellite Symposium of the Fifth International Congress of Biorheology

Guest editors: J.F. Stoltz and E. Puchelle

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Jung, F.^a | Roggenkamp, H.G.^b | Körber, N.^b | Schneider, R.^c | Kiesewetter, H.^a

Affiliations: [a] Abt. f. Klin. Haemostaseologie und Transfusionsmedizin, Universitäts-kliniken des Saarlandes, 0-6650 Homburg/Saar, West-Germany | [b] Abt. Augenheilkunde, Klin. Anstalten der RWTH Aachen, Goethestr. 27-29, D-5100 Aachen, West-Germany | [c] Abt. Neurologie, Klin. Anstalten der RWTH Aachen, Goethestr. 27-29, D-5100 Aachen, West-Germany

Abstract: A new capillary viscometer was developed to eliminate the measuring errors due to insufficient cleaning or the residue of cleaning solution in the capillary. A disposable polyurethane tube which can be discarded after each determination is used as a measuring chamber. This device has been constructed for bed-side application (light weight, dry, thermostat-controlled measuring capillaries, short measuring period, automated process, and easy operation). The Pearson correlation coefficient for comparative measurements with the Coulter-Harkness viscometer was r=0.979.

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1984-23S120

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 23, no. s1, pp. 115-117, 1984