Microfluidic Viscometer for Tear Films and Other Biofluids

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2022-08-26

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Kapadia, Wasim

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Ren, Carolyn

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University of Waterloo

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A microfluidic viscometer platform is developed and validated for measuring microliter-volume liquid samples, such as human tear films. The microfluidic viscometer combines an optically clear acrylic chip with a hydrophobic surface coating together with a syringe pump to control the sample flow rate. Additional functionally supporting devices, including a camera and a differential pressure transducer, were used for analysis. It has been demonstrated that the microfluidic viscometer could measure the viscosities of both Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquid samples, and their relevant calculations are presented. The microfluidic viscometer has potential applications in measuring the rheological properties of biofluids for diagnostic applications.

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microfluidic viscometer, tear films, microfluidic rheometer, viscosity, dry eye disease

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