Week 4
During lab time, the group talked to their advisors. During this discussion concerns about the project were brought up. These concerns included how the leaflets were going to attach to the ring of the heart valve, as well as what kind of materials would be best for the design.
After meeting with the advisors, the team continued to work on their design project. The design of current heart valves was researched more thoroughly, while the 3D model for the group's heart valve began. Slight changes will be made to the heart valve as research is done.
Figures 1 and 2 below show the progress of the heart valve at this point in the project. Both figures depict the ring of the heart valve design used for attachment to the aorta.
In addition to working on the heart valve, this blog had to be redesigned due to the switch in project topics. That was also done during the lab period. The change in the design project topic, meant that roles were reassigned. These roles were as follows:
After meeting with the advisors, the team continued to work on their design project. The design of current heart valves was researched more thoroughly, while the 3D model for the group's heart valve began. Slight changes will be made to the heart valve as research is done.
Figures 1 and 2 below show the progress of the heart valve at this point in the project. Both figures depict the ring of the heart valve design used for attachment to the aorta.
Figure 1
Figure 2
In addition to working on the heart valve, this blog had to be redesigned due to the switch in project topics. That was also done during the lab period. The change in the design project topic, meant that roles were reassigned. These roles were as follows:
- Ronald Vitola: Team Leader
- Jana Smuts: Lead Researcher / Journalist
- Elizabeth Higgins: Blogger / Technical Writer
- Yifan Zhu: researcher
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