Bio-Fluid Dynamics

Tuesday, October 18, 2011: 3:15 PM
101 C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Description:
This session of contributed presentations will focus on the hydrodynamics of bio-fluids. Topics of interest include the dynamics of biomolecules (e.g., proteins and single DNA chains), blood flow, hydrodynamic separation of particles and cells, and hydrodynamic phenomena in drug-delivery systems.


Sponsor:
Fluid Mechanics


Chair:
Charles M. Schroeder
Email: cms@illinois.edu

Co-Chair:
Paulo E. Arratia
Email: parratia@seas.upenn.edu



3:15 PM


3:30 PM




4:15 PM
(347e) Direct Observation of Flexible Polymer Chain Relaxation Using ssDNA
Charles M. Schroeder, Christopher Brockman and Folarin Latinwo


4:30 PM
(347f) Microtubule Mechanics and Centrosome Positioning - the Role of Dynein
Anthony J.C. Ladd, Gaurav Misra, Jun Wu, Robert J. Russell, Tanmay Lele and Richard Dickinson



5:00 PM
(347h) Measurements of Pulsatile Hemodynamics In Brain Microvessels
T.P. Santisakultarm, N.R. Cornelius, Nozomi Nishimura, P.C. Doerschuk, William L. Olbricht and C.B. Schaffer


5:15 PM
(347i) Drying From the Inside: The Dynamics of Cavitation In Model Xylem Networks
David A. Sessoms, Michael Sanitago, I-Tzu Chen, Fabrice Valentino, Eugene Choi and Abraham D. Stroock

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