Artificial Organs Acceptance
Diagram of a magnetically levitated axial Couette flow device
MS student James Krisher’s work with FDA’s Rich Malinauskas is now published online. Blood contacting medical devices, including rotary blood pumps, can cause shear-induced blood damage that may lead to adverse effects in patients. We empirically investigated hemolysis in a magnetically levitated axial Couette flow device typical of a rotary VAD. This study recommends that future investigations of shear-induced blood damage report findings with respect to the viscosity-neutral term of shear rate, in addition to the bulk whole blood viscosity measured at an appropriate shear rate relevant to the flow conditions of the device.
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Jonathan’s first first-author manuscript sailed through the review process and was recently published in MDPI Actuators and presented at the 70th annual ASAIO meeting in Baltimore. Reviewers thought it was esoteric, but solid. Congratulations! Additionally, MPDI Actuators highlighted the article on the front page of the journal's website (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/actuators) because it has been "downloaded many times". “Practical Comparison of Two- and Three-Phase Bearingless Permanent Magnet Slice Motors for Blood Pumps” DOI: 10.3390/act13050179.
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New microplastics research hub aims to unravel health impact in changing climate
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