P09045: Membrane Characterization Test Stand

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1 Project Overview
2 Administrative Information
- 2.1 Published Documents
3 Team Documents

Project Overview

While traditional tensile, compression, or bending tests are acceptable for characterizing the mechanical properties of large-scale samples of traditional metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites, the characterization of biological materials that undergo unusual loading scenarios requires specialized equipment. A current research project is underway to create computer simulations of expanding alveolar sacs in order to model particle deposition in the lungs. However, little is known about the mechanical properties of lung tissue or the surrogate polymer material currently used in the physical simulations. The device constructed for this project will be used to determine the mechanical properties of thin polymer membranes and eventually samples of lung tissue.

The design and construction of this device is being sponsored by Dr. DeBartolo and Dr. Robinson

Administrative Information

Project Name: Membrane Characterization Test Stand
Project Number: P09045
Project Family: Biomedical Systems and Technologies
Track: Bioengineering Fundamentals
Start Term: 2008-1
End Term: 2008-2
Faculty Guides: Dr. DeBartolo & Dr. Robinson (ME)
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Ryan Hellems
Primary Customer: Dr. DeBartolo
Customer Contact Information: RIT Mechancial Engineering Department; eademe@rit.edu, 475-2152