| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus and method for determining the viscosity of a liquid sample, comprising supporting a quantity of the sample with a surface thereof exposed to the ambient atmosphere, placing a magnetic wafer on the sample surface, for support thereon, generating a rotating magnetic field about the center of the wafer to spin the wafer on its center, and monitoring the rate of rotation of the wafer as an indication of the viscosity of the sample. Further applications include detecting a change in the viscosity of a sample and determinations of Prothrombin Time and Partial Thromboplastin Time of blood specimens, and various other uses where the end point of a reaction in a sample mixture is evidenced by a change of viscosity.</p> |
