Acoustophoresis in air
Event details
| Date | 21.05.2015 |
| Hour | 09:00 |
| Speaker |
Daniele Foresti, Harvard University Bio: Daniele Foresti, who has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, has invented and filed a patent application for a new printing technology that can be used in applications such as 3D printing. “Although there has been much hype surrounding 3D printing for some years now, the existing technology has limits,” says Foresti. For example, its usage is restricted to few materials, mostly plastics. Foresti says that his technology works independently of the physical properties of the “ink”. “We are completely free in our choice of materials – any material can be printed on any surface.” One application, for example, involves printing living cells for the purpose of realizing fully vascularized, complex cell tissues or even whole organs for transplantation. |
| Location |
ELG120
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Sound wave apply forces on objects. Such forces are usually weak, but when properly focused they can levitate objects as heavy as steel marbles at fixed points causing seeming weightlessness. Can however acoustic forces transport object controllably in air? In this talk we explore how, with the proper modulation of an acoustic field, precisely controlled, continuous acoustic transport (acoustophoresis) in air becomes a reality.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Christian Enz
Contact
- Schafer Isabelle [[email protected]]