Microscopic PIV

We don't just sell components; we upgrade your microscopy capability into a quantitative flow diagnostics lab. Our Micro-PIV systems are designed to integrate seamlessly with standard upright and inverted microscopes.

Our Micro-PIV systems are essential tools in rapidly growing fields where understanding transport phenomena is key.

Lab-on-a-Chip & Microfluidics
Optimizing the design of microfluidic devices requires precise knowledge of internal flow.

• Mixing Efficiency: Quantify mixing in passive mixers or active micromixers.
• Droplet Microfluidics: Analyze internal circulation patterns within individual droplets for chemical kinetics studies.
• Channel Geometry Optimization: Visualize flow separation, recirculation zones, and stagnation points in complex micro-channel networks.

Biomedical and Life Sciences
Studying biological fluids requires gentle illumination and high resolution to avoid damaging samples while capturing complex behavior.

• Blood Flow (Hemodynamics): Investigate red blood cell motion and plasma flow in capillary-sized vessels or artificial micro-vasculature.
• Cellular Shear Stress: Measure the exact shear stress exerted by fluid flow on endothelial cell monolayers forming channel walls.
• Organ-on-a-Chip: Validate flow conditions in biomimetic devices designed to replicate human organ function.

MEMS and Micro-Propulsion
Analyzing the performance of micro-electro-mechanical systems involving fluid movement.

• Active Micro-pumps: Characterize the flow output and efficiency of piezoelectric or electroosmotic pumps.
• Micro-scale Cooling: Investigate heat transfer and fluid flow in micro-channel heat sinks for electronics cooling.