Blood viscosity is significantly altered in many diseases. because existing viscometers are expensive, complex to use, and do not provide meaningful results easily interpreted by clinicians, blood viscosity measures are now rarely used clinically. the potential market for an inexpensive, clinically… More

The characteristics of nutritive sucking may serve as an indicator of the infant's general health and vitality, as well as indicate the presence of various sources of behavioral toxicity and central nervous system (cns) dysfunction, such as may be caused by perinatal drug effects. the long-term goal… More

We are developing diagnostic and treatment equipment based primarily on fluid flow technology. We are developing a suckometer with the long term application to various aspects of neonatal and post-natal care and study. This research focuses on the feeding behavior of very low birth weight infants… More