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Design and fabrication of magnetically optimized particles for real-time magnetic resonance imaging of granular dynamics
In this project you will be involved in the design and fabrication of magnetically optimized core-shell particles using state-of-the-art double nozzle injection technique. You will then characterize these novel materials on a full body human MRI scanner.
Keywords: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, material science, encapsulation, granular materials, granular physics, magnetic susceptibility, ETH Zurich, granular dynamics
Granular materials, such as sand on the beach or snow in the mountains, exhibit fascinating behavior which still lacks comprehensive physical understanding. An important step towards such understanding are experiments that capture the internal dynamics of granular materials. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), widely applied in the medical sciences to image anatomical structures, is a very powerful tool to image the internal dynamics of granular systems. In order to obtain high spatio-temporal resolution in granular MRI measurements, the imaged material has to exhibit certain magnetic properties.
In this project you will be involved in the design and fabrication of magnetically optimized core-shell particles using state-of-the-art double nozzle injection technique. You will then characterize these novel materials on a full body human MRI scanner and participate in cutting-edge granular MRI measurements. We envisage that these experiments will improve our fundamental understanding of granular materials.
A team of experienced PhD students will be involved in this project and provide personal guidance throughout the project.
Granular materials, such as sand on the beach or snow in the mountains, exhibit fascinating behavior which still lacks comprehensive physical understanding. An important step towards such understanding are experiments that capture the internal dynamics of granular materials. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), widely applied in the medical sciences to image anatomical structures, is a very powerful tool to image the internal dynamics of granular systems. In order to obtain high spatio-temporal resolution in granular MRI measurements, the imaged material has to exhibit certain magnetic properties. In this project you will be involved in the design and fabrication of magnetically optimized core-shell particles using state-of-the-art double nozzle injection technique. You will then characterize these novel materials on a full body human MRI scanner and participate in cutting-edge granular MRI measurements. We envisage that these experiments will improve our fundamental understanding of granular materials. A team of experienced PhD students will be involved in this project and provide personal guidance throughout the project.
- Familiarization with granular systems, fundamental principles of MRI, magnetic susceptibility and encapsulation techniques.
- Design and fabrication of magnetically optimized granular capsules
- Characterization of particles on a human full body MRI scanner.
- Analysis and interpretation of data and writing a project report.
- Familiarization with granular systems, fundamental principles of MRI, magnetic susceptibility and encapsulation techniques. - Design and fabrication of magnetically optimized granular capsules - Characterization of particles on a human full body MRI scanner. - Analysis and interpretation of data and writing a project report.
Supervisor: Alexander Penn, apenn [at] ethz.ch, ETZ F97, Tel. +41 44 632 7443 (please send an email for further details and application)
Professor: Christoph R. Müller, D-MAVT or Klaas P. Prüssmann, D-ITET
Supervisor: Alexander Penn, apenn [at] ethz.ch, ETZ F97, Tel. +41 44 632 7443 (please send an email for further details and application) Professor: Christoph R. Müller, D-MAVT or Klaas P. Prüssmann, D-ITET