| US 7,517,695 B2 | ||
| Local flow and shear stress sensor based on molecular rotors | ||
| Mark A. Haidekker, Columbia, Mo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/39,357. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/537680, filed on Jan. 20, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0079001 A1, Apr. 13, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 33/44 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 436—172 [422/82.05; 422/82.06; 422/82.07; 422/82.08; 436/2; 436/85] | 29 Claims |
| 1. A method for measuring local flow or shear stress comprising:
exposing a solid surface having molecular rotors attached thereto to a fluid having a shear stress to be measured; and
measuring fluorescence emission signal intensity to make conclusions about shear stress values.
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