Research

The magnetically levitated blood pump is increasingly being used as a treatment for heart failure. Smaller, more efficient blood pumps can lead to better patient survival and quality of life.

Most fish feed by generating a flow of water that exerts forces onto their prey. This invisible force field can be that ng the complex application of fluid dynamics to suction feeding in fish.

In collaboration with Rich Malinauskas (FDA), we are investigating the damage of red blood cells exposed to non-physiologic stresses present in most blood contacting devices. Although there are many published studies over the past several decades, the discrepancies between published threshold values for damage make it difficult to design these devices.