VISCOlab 5000 ideally suited to drug discovery and other biotech applications that need to measure limited quantities of precious fluids
March 16, 2007 — Boston-based Cambridge Viscosity, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-quality viscometers for laboratory and process environments, has announced the development of a new viscosity measurement system, the VISCOlab 5000 micro-sample viscometer.
Designed for laboratory use, particularly in drug discovery and other biotech applications, the VISCOlab 5000 provides accurate and reliable results using only 75 microliters of sample — the smallest requirement for any automated viscosity measurement system.
Responsive to customers
“We’re committed to being responsive to customer needs,” says Arthur D. Hindman, executive vice president of Cambridge Viscosity. “While we offer a full line of laboratory viscometers with low sample size requirements, one of our customers – Medtronic Inc. – had a specific need for a device capable of measuring limited quantities of expensive fluids. Our engineers responded with the VP5000, a system that sets a new standard for more cost-effective analysis of precious fluids.”
Medtronic designs implantable pumps for drug delivery. Being able to accurately measure the viscosity of the compounds is critical for designing the highest-quality products. “We have very minute samples of the drugs available to test, so we needed a viscometer that would give accurate readings at lower volumes than typical viscometers require,” says Douglas Gwost, Ph.D., senior principal scientist at Medtronic. “Cambridge Viscosity listened to us and responded with a new product that we are currently using for research and development.”
Automated and accurate
With the VISCOlab 5000, samples are introduced to the measurement chamber manually via a pipette. The rest of the process is fully automatic. The VISCOlab 5000 controls the temperature of the sample, measures its viscosity, processes the data, and displays the results on the unit’s easy-to-read screen or sends them to an optional printer.
User-friendly, easy to clean, and accurate within 1% of calibration points, the VISCOlab 5000 brings remarkable new viscosity measurement capabilities to laboratory environments.
Learn More
To learm more about the VISCOlab 5000, download the VISCOlab 5000 product sheet (pdf), call 781 393-6500, or email sales@CambridgeViscosity.com. |
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VISCOlab 5000
Micro-sample Viscometer |
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