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The Cerebrospinal Fluid Laboratory is dedicated to investigation of the underlying biomechanical and hydrodynamic mechanisms responsible for pathologies of the cerebrospinal and cerebrovascular systems. | The Cerebrospinal Fluid Laboratory is dedicated to investigation of the underlying biomechanical and hydrodynamic mechanisms responsible for pathologies of the cerebrospinal and cerebrovascular systems. | ||
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* foster collaboration and discussion between cerebrospinal fluid and cerebrovascular researchers | * foster collaboration and discussion between cerebrospinal fluid and cerebrovascular researchers | ||
* provide in vivo and in vitro experimental data to computational researchers | * provide in vivo and in vitro experimental data to computational researchers | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 30 September 2009
Welcome to the Cerebrospinal Fluid Laboratory wiki page.
Contents
Overview
The Cerebrospinal Fluid Laboratory is dedicated to investigation of the underlying biomechanical and hydrodynamic mechanisms responsible for pathologies of the cerebrospinal and cerebrovascular systems.
Purpose
- foster collaboration and discussion between cerebrospinal fluid and cerebrovascular researchers
- provide in vivo and in vitro experimental data to computational researchers
- increase interest in cerebrospinal fluid research
Research Projects
- cerebral blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid pulsation coupling
- relative distribution of spinal subarachnoid space compliance
- cerebral blood flow and continuous positive airway pressure
- MR measurement of wave transmission in the spinal subarachnoid space
- in silico modeling of CSF wave transmission
- syringomyelia and Chiari malformation
Student Projects Available
External Links
Research laboratories
- University of Akron Biofluids Lab
- University of Illinois at Chicago Acoustics and Vibrations Lab
- EPFL Hemodynamics and Cardiovascular Technology Lab
- CMU Vascular Biomechanics Lab
- UPitt Engineered Tissue Mechanics and Mechanobiology Lab
- UPitt Vascular Bioengineering Lab
- ETH measurement and control laboratory
- ETH smart shunt hydrocephalus project
- ETH laboratory of thermodynamics in emerging technologies
Organizations
- Conquer Chiari.org
- American Syringomyelia Alliance Project
- Column of Hope
- Chiari Syringomyelia Foundation
- ASME
- BMES News Bulletin
- National Kidney Foundation
- Whitaker Foundation
- NIH Search for Grants CRISP
