Acquisition of a Rheometer for Human Milk Study

购买用于母乳研究的流变仪

基本信息

批准号：
1707063
负责人：
Fatemeh Hassanipour
金额：
$ 9.53万
依托单位：
University of Texas at Dallas
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2017-09-01 至 2018-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1707063&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Acquisition Rheometer Human Milk Study

项目摘要

The health of most living organisms depends critically on the transport of bio-fluids within and between the organs. In particular, any disruption or deficiency in bio-fluid transport can result in various diseases in the human body. Therefore, the proper understanding of these bio-transport phenomena has a crucial role in the advancement of science as well as bio-engineering. Investigation of the flow behavior (such as viscosity variations) in biological organs requires the availability of a high-end rheometer that can give accurate measurements in order to characterize the flow. This is an award to purchase a rheometer (Anton-Paar MCR 302) for this purpose. By its fundamental contribution to the understanding of the rheological properties of biological flows, the research activities associated with this awarded Rheometer open opportunities for advances in medical treatments and development of biomedical devices. In addition to the PI's research activities, The University of Texas at Dallas has multiple departments that conduct research on complex fluids and materials that will benefit from the acquisition of this rheometer, including mechanical and biomedical engineering, material science and engineering, chemistry, and physics. Also, the rheometer will be used in more advanced research in collaboration with the medical community. The instrumentation will enhance both graduate and undergraduate education and will expand the research opportunities for students. The rheometer and associated research will be incorporated into existing research opportunities by undergraduates (via UT summer research program) and K-12 outreach activities (via collaboration with High-Technology Education Coalition of Collin County). Special emphasis will be given to the inclusion of female students, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

大多数活生物体的健康都取决于器官内部和之间的生物流体运输。特别是，生物流体运输的任何破坏或疲软都会导致人体各种疾病。因此，对这些生物传播现象的正确理解在科学的发展和生物工程中具有至关重要的作用。对生物器官中流动行为的研究（例如粘度变化）需要高端流变仪的可用性，该节休斯仪可以进行准确的测量以表征流动。为此，这是购买节湿计（Anton-Paar MCR 302）的奖励。通过其对生物流的流变特性的理解的基本贡献，与该授予的流变仪相关的研究活动开放了医疗治疗和生物医学设备发展的开放机会。除了PI的研究活动外，得克萨斯大学达拉斯大学还拥有多个部门对复杂的液体和材料进行研究，这些研究将受益于该节省仪，包括机械和生物医学工程，材料科学和工程，化学和物理学。此外，流变仪将与医学界合作进行更高级的研究。该仪器将增强研究生和本科教育，并将扩大学生的研究机会。流变仪和相关的研究将由本科生（通过UT夏季研究计划）和K-12外展活动（通过与柯林县高科技教育联盟的合作）纳入现有研究机会。将特别强调女学生，少数民族和残疾人。