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 Basics1. Introduction2. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics3. Conservation Laws4. Introduction to Heat TransferPart 2: Macrocirculation5. The Heart6.Blood Flow in Arteries and VeinsPart 3: Microcirculation7. Microvascular Beds8. Mass Transport and Heat Transfer in the Microcirculation9. The Lymphatic SystemPart 4: Specialty Circulations10. Ventilation/Perfusion in the Lung11. Intraocular Fluid Flow12. Lubrication of Joints and Transport in Bone13. Flow Through the Kidney14. Splanchnic Circulation: Liver and SpleenPart 5: Modeling and Experimental Techniques15. In silico Biofluid Mechanics16. In vitro Biofluid Mechanics17. In vivo Biofluid Mechanics