MECHANICAL SPECTROMETER TEST FACILITY

这是凯斯西储的几个主要用户群体 大学学习生物，物理和流变学 生物材料的特性。 这些团体包括教师 来自生物学、生物医学工程、皮肤病学、 高分子科学、机械和航空航天工程， 骨科和风湿病学。 目前大多数项目是 跨学科的 目前的研究包括流变学 液体（粘液）和生物聚合物凝胶、软组织的性质 包括皮肤、软骨和硬组织，主要是皮质 和松质骨。 所有这些材料都是流变性的 复杂. 本文件中要求的动态光谱仪设施 这项提议将立即使几个研究小组受益 因为它可以，也将被用来表征流体，软的和硬的， 组织中 随着时间的推移，它可能会使所有研究小组受益， 这所大学关注生物流变学

These are several major user groups at Case Western Reserve University studying the biological, physical and rheological properties of biological materials. These groups include faculty from Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Dermatology, Macromolecular Science, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Orthopaedics, and Rheumatology. Most current projects are interdisciplinary. Current research includes rheological properties of fluids (mucus) and biopolymer gels, soft tissue including skin and cartilage and hard tissues, primarily cortical and cancellous bone. All of these materials are rheologically complex. The dynamic spectrometer facility requested in this proposal would be of immediate benefit to several research groups as it can, and will, be used to characterize fluids, soft and hard tissues. Over time it will probably benefit all research groups at this university concerned with biorheology.