Week 4 Group Meeting

Posted by Katie Falcone , Monday, April 30, 2012 11:53 AM

Today, April 27th, in lab, our group discussed the research each of us individually found. Peter found more information about dehumidifier and will continue his research this week. We still need to discuss the high voltage power source after and the safety regulations concerning them. However, the tasks for this week is as follows:

  • Phu - Research Patents 
  • Kenny - Beginning modeling design
  • Peter - Contacting companies about dehumidifier safety regulations
  • Katie - Compiling all the research and monitoring blog
  • Sam - Research safety information on fume hoods
We are hoping to meet on Tuesday or Wednesday night to discuss out progress and regroup if need be. We are on task for the most part, but we are working hard to make sure we stay on task. 

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Rough Sketch of Our New and Improved Electrospinning Apparatus

Posted by Katie Falcone , Friday, April 27, 2012 12:02 PM

Here is a rough sketch of what we are hoping to design in PRO-ENGINEERING or Inventor in the next couple weeks.

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Update on Week 3's Progress

Posted by Katie Falcone , Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:53 PM

Last week, on April 20th, our group discussed the design proposal that was posted online and began to think about the safety precautions that should be addressed in our design. One of our important design goals listed was the new electrospinning apparatus' safety features. Electrospinning can be a dangerous process, due to the toxic solvents, sharp needle, and high voltage power source involved in spinning nanofibers. Part of our initiatives for this week was to research the different safety features and regulations on different parts of the new design. The following research tasks were assigned to the specified group members:


Research safety protocols on high voltage power sources - Sam
Research safety protocols on syringe pumps - Phu
Research safety protocols on dehumidifiers - Peter

Peter was also asked to find a dehumidifier that would be suitable for our purposes. The other group members were assigned alternate tasks that were not centered around safety. One of the tasks, beginning to create a computer model, will be somewhat delayed, because we are still deciding which software would be better to create the model. 

This week, on April 27th, we hope to discuss our findings in detail and propose ways in which our design can cater to the need for safety. We will also discuss this week's topics of discussion, as listed in the design proposal's weekly schedule. 

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Group Meeting 1: Preparing Research for Design Proposal

Posted by Katie Falcone , Tuesday, April 17, 2012 10:20 AM

On April 16th 2012, our group had a meeting to discuss our progress and the research each one of us had found. We discussed the background information and different companies that have developed electrospinning technologies. We also discussed and updated the design we wish to include in our design proposal. We also discussed and confirmed it is important to reduce the number of variables that can affect the electrospinning process.


We also assigned ourselves more tasks to do. Each of these tasks has to do with the design proposal that is due on April 20th, 2012. The new assignments are as follows: 

Phu - Problem overview, Budget
Peter - Pre-existing solutions, Citations
Katie - Design Contraints
Sam - Deliverables, Schedule 
Kenny - Design goal

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Biographical Information

Posted by Katie Falcone , Thursday, April 12, 2012 6:22 PM

Samuella Andrè
Email:  sa85(a)drexel.edu
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Project Responsibilities: Researching ways in which to control the humidity inside the electrospinning apparatus.


Samuella Andrè is a freshman Biomedical Engineering major as Drexel University. She plans to concentrate in  Biomechanics and Human Performance with a special interest in prosthetic design. She enjoys spending her down time playing the saxophone and watching old movies. Samuella plans on graduating from Drexel with a Bachelor and Master degree in 2016.


Katie Falcone
Email: krf58(a)drexel.edu
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Project Responsibilities: Researching factors that affect the efficiency of electrospinning, documenting important observations and ideas that are brought up during group research and discussion, and updating the group website. 


Katie Falcone is a freshman Biomedical engineering student at Drexel University. She is interested in concentrating in tissue engineering and wants to study about tissue regeneration tactics in order to help future patients, such as burn victims. She is a student ambassador at Drexel University and enjoys playing volleyball in her spare time. She hopes to graduate form Drexel with both a Bachelor and Masters degrees in 2016. 


Peter Hayashi
Email: pmh49(a)drexel.edu
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Project Responsibilities: Researching background information on electrospinning. 


Peter Hayashi is a freshman Biomedical Engineering student. He is involved in Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, and Millennium Hall Council. Peter plans to concentrate in Tissue Engineering and graduate Drexel University with a Bachelor and Masters Degree in 2016.


Phu Pham
Email: pthienphu91(a)yahoo.com
Major: Chemical Engineering
Project Responsibilities: Researching the cost of the materials needed to make the more efficient model of an electrospinning machine.

Phu Pham is a freshman Chemical engineering student at Drexel University. He is interested in Food engineering, especially in milk industry. He is also looking for a chance to do his co-op in Japan. He hopes to graduate in 2016 with his Bachelor of Science degree. 





Kenneth Rodriguez
Email: kgr25(a)drexel.edu
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Project Responsibilities: Developing designs using PRO-ENGINEER Software for the new and improved model of the electrospinning machine.


Kenneth Rodriguez is a freshman Biomedical engineering student at Drexel University. He is interested in the tissue engineering concentration, where he would study regenerative medicine practices to help those with degenerative diseases, those in need of transplants, and cancer patients. He enjoys playing guitar and drums, playing sports, and cooking. He hopes to graduate in the class of 2016 with his Bachelor and Masters degrees.


Marjorie Austero
Email: msa39(a)drexel.edu
Department: Materials Science and Engineering


Peter R. Herczfeld
Email: peter.r.herczfeld(a)drexel.edu
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering 

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