The capability of flapping wings to generate lift is currently evaluated by using the lift coefficient CL, a dimensionless number that is derived from the basal equation that calculates the steady-state lift coefficient CL for fixed wings. In contrast to its simple and direct application to fixed wings, the equation for CL requires prior knowledge of the flow field along the wing span, which re...

the gf677 (prunus amygdalus×prunus persica) is a peach rootstock tolerant to fe deficiency .therefore, mass propagation of gf677 rootstock is recommended by bioreactor. on the other hand, plant micro-propagation using bioreactors can decrease the cost of production and makes it an economical method. in this research, the possibility of using bioreactor and optimization of the tissue culture pro...

The long-term stability of liver cell functions is a major challenge when studying hepatic drug transport, metabolism, and toxicity in vitro. The aim of the present study was to investigate organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B1 and CYP3A4 activities in fresh primary human hepatocytes and differentiated cryopreserved HepaRG cells when cultured in a three-dimensional (3D) bioreactor s...

Numerical methods are not always convergent especially in higher velocities when shock waves are involved. A comparison analysis is performed to study the supersonic flow over conical bodies of three different cross sections circular, elliptic and squircle (square with rounded corners) shaped using  Perturbation techniques to find flow variables analytically. In order to find lift and drag forc...

Background  Many biomaterials are used during the open sinus lift surgery, beneath the elevated scheniderian membrane and maxillary sinus bony floor but the search for Ideal material continues. Methods  In the maxillary posterior atrophic ridges with the bone height less than four millimeters the open sinus lift surgery performed. The autologous Platelet-rich plasma (PRF) was used as the sol...

Title of Document: TUBULAR PERFUSION SYSTEM BIOREACTOR FOR THE DYNAMIC CULTURE OF HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS Andrew Bryan Yeatts, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Directed By: Associate Professor John P. Fisher, Fischell Department of Bioengineering In vitro culture techniques must be improved in order to increase the feasibility of cell based tissue engineering strategies. Limitations of current t...

determining characteristics and behavior of fluid flow and obtaining the aerodynamic coefficients are important and considerable tasks in investigation of flow over the bodies. in this research, leading edge radius effects on the flow behavior over a delta wing with a sweep angle of 50 degree at different reynolds numbers between 0.5×106 and 2.5×106 are investigated numerically. three different...

OBJECTIVES (1) To show that extracellular matrix deposition in 3-dimensional culture of human septal chondrocytes cultured in a rotary bioreactor is comparable to the deposition achieved under static culture conditions. (2) To demonstrate that the biomechanical properties of human septal chondrocytes cultured in a bioreactor are enhanced with time and are analogous to beads cultured under stati...

Large numbers of Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are required for clinical relevant doses to treat a number of diseases. To economically manufacture these MSCs, an automated bioreactor system will be required. Herein we describe the development of a scalable closed-system, packed bed bioreactor suitable for large-scale MSCs expansion. The packed bed was formed from fused polystyrene pelle...

The present study examined the biodegradation rate of benzene vapors in a two phase stirred tank bioreactor by a bacterial consortium obtained from wastewater of an oil industry refinery house. Initially, the ability of the microbial consortium for degrading benzene was evaluated before running the bioreactor. The gaseous samples from inlet and outlet of bioreactor were directly injected into a...