Smart Miniature Pump
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 10:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Medicines sometimes have to be administered in extremely small quantities. Just a few tenths of a milliliter may be sufficient to give the patient the ideal treatment. Micro-pumps greatly facilitate the dosage of minute quantities. Pumps like these have been built and constantly optimized for over 25 years. They find application in numerous areas - from medical engineering to microproduction technology - wherever tiny volumes have to be variably dosed with extreme accuracy.
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