title: The new low shear viscosimeter LS300 for determination of viscosities of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids.
abstract: The low shear viscometer LS300 permits measurements of viscosity with the same precision of the LS30 but is now fully controlled by the windows based software. That allows to determine viscosity at several shear rates and to establish flow curves enabling determination of the viscosity of non-Newtonian fluids. The viscosity of whole blood of ten adults was determined via flow curves approximated by Casson. The sensitivity of the LS300 was evaluated by determining the viscosity of water at rising temperatures and by establishing flow curves of ten specimen of the same blood sample.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Clinic of Neonatology, University of Heidelberg, Germany. peter.ruef@t-online.de.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Ruef
authors: Jutta
authors: J
authors: Gehm
authors: Lothar
authors: L
authors: Gehm
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Felbinger
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Pöschl
authors: Navina
authors: N
authors: Kuss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D004867:Equipment Design; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012212:Rheology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D033081:Shear Strength; D012984:Software; D013696:Temperature