Biofluid Mechanics

Dr. Rubenstein focuses on two major research areas: vascular tissue engineering and the initiation/progression of cardiovascular diseases mediated through platelet and endothelial cell interactions. Dr. Yin conducts research into coronary artery disease, specifically how altered blood flow and stress distribution affect platelet and endothelial cell behavior and lead to cardiovascular disease initiation. The focus of Dr. Frame’s research is in integrating signal transduction events with physical properties of blood flow at the microvascular level, with the long term research goal of understanding the two phase question of how solute distribution and transport are coupled in the microcirculation.

Part 1: Fluid Mechanics Basics 1. Introduction 2. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics 3. Conservation Laws 4. Introduction to Heat Transfer

Part 2: Macrocirculation 5. The Heart 6.Blood Flow in Arteries and Veins

Part 3: Microcirculation 7. Microvascular Beds 8. Mass Transport and Heat Transfer in the Microcirculation 9. The Lymphatic System

Part 4: Specialty Circulations 10. Ventilation/Perfusion in the Lung 11. Intraocular Fluid Flow 12. Lubrication of Joints and Transport in Bone 13. Flow Through the Kidney 14. Splanchnic Circulation: Liver and Spleen

Part 5: Modeling and Experimental Techniques 15. In silico Biofluid Mechanics 16. In vitro Biofluid Mechanics 17. In vivo Biofluid Mechanics