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Technical note: an improved McCutchen miniviscometer for connective tissue fluids.

J J Evangelista·W H Davis·S L Lee·L Sokoloff
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McCutchen's miniviscometer is a Couette-type instrument that requires only 0.2 ml of synovial or other test fluid. The modification described here adds to the capabilities of the original: control of temperature good to +/- 0.2 degrees C; increase of the maximum measureable viscosity at low shear rates (20 sec-1) to 3000 centipoise; and expansion of the usable range of shear rates to (20--1500 sec-1. The device is rugged and data are reproducible to +/- 1.2% (S.D.) of the mean over the full range of shear rates.

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Body FluidsChemistry, PhysicalConnective TissueSynovial FluidViscosityJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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J J Evangelista, W H Davis, S L Lee, L Sokoloff. 1978. Technical note: an improved McCutchen miniviscometer for connective tissue fluids.. https://doi.org/10.3109/03008207809152619

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