Power Puff Girls

This week, the PowerPuff Girls worked to finalize all components of the design. The apparatus was completely covered with the metallic material and all of the parts were assembled. The complete apparatus can be seen in Figure 1. Figure 1: A photograph of the complete apparatus. Additional testing was conducted to add more control tests to our data. A graph showing the mixing of particles was made using MATLAB and can be seen in Figure 2. Figure 2: A plot showing the position of a single particle during recirculation. The final presentation and poster were completed. The Poster can be seen in Figure 3. Figure 3: A screenshot of the poster draft for the completed design. This week we completed the Capstone project. We successfully collected an increased concentration of nanoparticles. The apparatus was also able to increase the binding probability of nanoparticles to tumor cells through the use of an Arduino code connected to the recirculation component. Overall, t...

Over the past two weeks, the Power Puff girls have continued testing and improving the apparatus. In the previous post, the girls discussed the data collected for the collection device and the error associated with it from the control tests. From there, the girls worked on conducting tests for the re-circulation device to ensure the mixing ability. Figure 1 is a video of the device using the 3D printed holder, pulleys, and the Arduino code. The testing was successful as there was visible mixing of the fluid and particles. Figure 1: A video showing the re-circulation of fluid. Along with this, the apparatus was made mobile. Legs and wheels were attached to the base of the box. The wheels have a locking mechanism that keeps the device stationary during testing. Also, the collection plate was slightly altered in order to have gravity help the fluid flow through the system. A metallic film was placed around the box to hide the wood and give a more aesthetic appearance. The new desig...