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Gabriel GuisadoBiomedical Engineering, University of Rochester
PI: Professor Christopher Hernandez, Mentor: Melanie Roberts
Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
Bacterial Mechanics on a Chip
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Osteomyelitis
Left: MedicalXpress.comRight: Kim, SpineUniverse Case Study, Discitis Osteomyelitis 63 Year Old Male
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MRSA Penetrating Bone
Nishitani et al 2016
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Bacteria in a Tapered Channel:Extrusion Loading
1 µm diameter
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Extrusion Loading ModelFwall
Fwall
Friction
Friction
Pupstream PdownstreamPcell
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DesignZoom
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Resistance to Fluid Flow in Bypass
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Sun et al Lab Chip 2014
Distance Traveled Relation to Pressure
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Device Fabrication
Deep UV Lithography Post Exposure Bake & Develop ARC Etch
Cr Etch Silica Etch Cr Etch
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Post Exposure Tapers
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SEM Taper Characterization
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SEM Taper Characterization
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End Product
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Distance Traveled By Bacteria
60 kPa Loaded Device2525 kPa Loaded Device
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§ At 60 kPa, bacteria can reach 300 nm constriction around 6 kPa pressure drop§ Barely need pressure drop to travel up
to 85-90% of taper
§ At 25 kPa, bacteria can reach 300 nm constriction with pressure drop around 12 kPa§ Need at least 10 kPa to travel 85-90%
of taper length
Discussion
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§ Test bacteria known to cause bone infections (Staphylococcus aureus)
§ Long term: Determine what exactly allows bacteria to move through sub-micron channels
Future Work
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§ National Science Foundation
§ National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure
§ Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility§ NSF grant no. ECCS-1542081
§ Project PI: Professor Christopher Hernandez
§ Mentor: Melanie Roberts
§ CNF REU Program Coordinators
§ CNF Staff
Acknowledgements