Patent for New Tool to Improve Accuracy of Injectable Drug Delivery

Hongwei Sun

MIE Professor Hongwei Sun was awarded a patent to develop a “Multifunctional micropillar-enabled acoustic wave viscometer.”


Abstract Source: USPTO

A micropillar-enabled acoustic wave (μPAW) viscometer including a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) substrate; at least one micropillar having a first end and a second end, defining a height therebetween, the at least one micropillar disposed on to the QCM substrate at the first end and extending perpendicular to the QCM substrate; and a film disposed between the at least one micropillar and the QCM substrate.

Related Faculty: Hongwei Sun

Related Departments:Mechanical & Industrial Engineering