Credit: Becton, Dickinson and Company. The system consists of a capillary blood collection tube and a finger sleeve that is intended for use by a trained health care provider, without the need of a ...

Thanks to the increasing availability of point-of-care (POC) testing, the use of capillary blood (fingerstick) sampling worldwide is growing. Anemia affects around 25% of the global population. Its ...

Many diseases arise from abnormalities in our capillaries, tiny exquisitely branching blood vessel networks that play a critical role in tissue health. Researchers have learned a lot about the ...

The capillary tube — the simplest of refrigerant controls — is the most popular method for metering refrigerant flow from the condenser to the evaporator in compression-type refrigeration systems.

Capillary tube systems do not stop the flow of refrigerant after the compressor is shut off by the cycling control. In fact, refrigerant will continue to flow from the condenser to the evaporator ...

The Capillary Cup is a zero-gravity cup designed by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on the International Space Station. The product is an open drinking cup designed to be used in a microgravity ...