A stopwatch for nanofluids: NIST files provisional patent for microflowmeter

(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has filed a provisional patent application for a microflow measurement system, about the size of a nickel, that can track the movement of extremely tiny amounts of liquids -- as small as nanoliters per minute. The invention is designed to fill an urgent need in the rapidly expanding field of microfluidics, in which precisely measuring tiny flow rates is critical.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news