Active Fluid Mechanics For Programmable Matter
| dc.contributor.author | Krishnan, Mekala | en_US |
| dc.contributor.chair | Erickson, David | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Lipson, Hod | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Bhave, Sunil A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Leibovich, Sidney | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-17T13:50:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-12-30T06:47:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-08-31 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In this research I have explored the use of fluid mechanics to create programmable matter. Programmable, reconfigurable systems are those whose properties can be reconfigured on-the-fly, either on-command to enhance autonomously in response to internal/external stimuli. functionality, or I have investigated two approaches to creating such programmable systems. In the first approach, I have used microfluidics to carry out directed fluidic assembly of microscale tiles to create programmable and reconfigurable target structures, while in the second approach, I have examined the use of optofluidics to reconfigure flow pathways and build morphable channel structures on a microfluidic device, thus creating programmable microfluidic systems. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | bibid: 7955504 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1813/30692 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Microfluidics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Optofluidics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Programmable Matter | en_US |
| dc.subject | Assembly | en_US |
| dc.subject | Reconfigurable Microfluidics | en_US |
| dc.title | Active Fluid Mechanics For Programmable Matter | en_US |
| dc.type | dissertation or thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Cornell University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctor of Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering |
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