Monika Weber
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Professor Mark Reed and his team at Yale University are using COMSOL Multiphysics to develop a MEMS-based solution for detecting bacteria in blood. Called the α Screen, it will provide analyses speedily, accurately, and cost-effectively. Such a device would greatly help the food industry in improving meat quality and reducing the risk for infections. Current methods take too long for most food industries to use, as they need to deliver and sell food fresh, while newer alternatives are too expensive for routine use.
As a member of this leading nanotechnology group, Monika Weber used COMSOL Multiphysics to simulate aScreen and optimize its performance. This included modeling the microfluidics of the device and using particle tracing to track the potential routes taken by bacteria within the device.
With her model and presentation of the aScreen, Weber won the 2011 NASA Tech Briefs Create the Future Design Contest.
Suggested Stories
Multiphysics Simulations Enable Development of Fast, Cheap MEMS-Based Bacteria Detector
Professor Mark Reed and his team at Yale University are using COMSOL Multiphysics to develop a MEMS-based solution for ...
ABBの電磁流量計デジタルツインがパフォーマンスを向上
ABBは仮想環境で実際の流量計を模擬するために電磁流量計のデジタルツインを構築しました. デジタルツインはマルチフィジックスモデリングに基づいてABBが流量計の設計を改善し, フィールド条件下でのデバイス性能を予測することを可能にします.
A STEP in the Right Direction: Modeling AC Losses in a Tokamak Design
The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) program aims to deliver a prototype fusion energy plant in the ...
Modeling of Laminar Flow Static Mixers
Veryst Engineering, a company that provides consulting in engineering design and product manufacturing, has ...
