Rheological Properties of Hair Beds Immersed in Fluid

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Fluid-immersed hair beds are a rich system to study owing to the complex coupling of the hair to the fluid, as well as the nonlinearity found in the governing equations. Intestinal microvilli, endothelial glycocalyx are examples of hair beds found in our body. They are implicated in nutrient transport, mechanosensing, and flow regulation. Despite their abundance, much is not known about the time- dependent behavior of such systems.

Help further our knowledge by performing experiments and fabricating hair beds.

Qualifications

Completion of a general physics course (302k,303k,301,317k, etc)

Project Timeline

June 1st-ish: start date
Training: two weeks
Rheometer experiments, fabrication, mold design optimization: following weeks

Duties

Measure rheological properties of hair beds immersed in fluid with a rheometer
Fabricate hair beds in the lab
Laser cutter optimization: What are the optimal parameters to use to cut hair-bed molds?

Typical Time Commitment
20 hours per week
Desired Length of Commitment
summer
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Project Lead
Who to Contact
Jonas Smucker
Contact Email
jsmucker@chaos.utexas.edu

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