Henry Lutz

Research Interests

As a co-advised student with the Davis lab, I am interested in leveraging computational fluid dynamics to study problems relevant to biological systems. My two main areas of focus are gravitational separations in microfluidic devices and stem cell flow through constrictions to study cell viability for direct cell injection or bioprinting. I use a combination of flow experiments and numerical simulations to study how a variety of physical parameters influence these systems. Specifically for gravity trapping, I am investigating how cavity geometry and rigidity impacts trapping conditions within cavities placed along the flow cell. Also, to investigate cell viability in bioprinting, I am building a numerical model to study the trajectory that particles or cells take for a variety of flow conditions.