NEW Viscometer/Rheometer-on-a-Chip (VROC™)

10 Jun 2007

Product news

RheoSense, Inc., a developer of MEMS and Micron Sample Viscometry Instruments has introduced the VROC™.

The VROC™ is a Flow-Thru Viscometer and Rheometer on a chip. Its multiple sensors and micro fluidic interfaces measure "True" viscosity, pressure, flow rate and temperature.

This is the perfect solution for chemists and engineers involved in the R&D and Quality Control of complex liquids that are tested either in the lab or real time at the reactor.

These compact units produce accurate liquid characterization in challenging situations such as high shear rates.

Ideal for Quality Control for those companies needing a real time measurement at the reactor.

Compared to conventional viscometers the VROC™ is smaller, faster and smarter. All of the advantages derive out of the ability to take accurate measurements from samples that measure in a millionth of a liter.

The VROC™ is designed for challenging and high throughput manufacturing applications. It offers accuracy and speed, making it ideal for the petroleum, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

RheoSense is pleased to work with equipment manufacturers and OEM's to develop custom applications utilizing VROC technology in Viscometry/Rheometry.

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Lab-on-a-ChipLab-on-a-chip (LOC) technology uses microfluidic chips, such as microarrays, to perform biochemical assays on a small scale. Benefits of lab-on-a-chip include the small volume of sample required as well as the speed of analysis. In selecting lab-on-a-chip devices consider the assay, cost, reliability, sensitivity and signal to noise ratio.RheometryRheometers are used to measure the rheology of fluids, which is the flow of fluids in response to an applied force. The most common types of rheometer include shear rheometers (capillary, cone and plate and rotational cylinder) and extensional rheometers. Viscometers are similar to rheometers however viscometers only measure the viscosity of a fluid.ViscometersViscometers are used to measure the viscosity of a fluid. Types of viscometer include rotational, vibrational and falling piston viscometers. Options for viscometers include modular, portable, benchtop and temperature compensation and density measurement features.
NEW Viscometer/Rheometer-on-a-Chip (VROC™)