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TTDGRA Supports Novel LVAD Flow Control Research

Huang Chen received UNLV’s Top Tier Doctoral Graduate Research Assistantship (TTDGRA) for his student.

The grant, titled “Enhancing LVAD Hemocompatibility Using Novel Flow Control Methods,” aims to explore possible flow control methods to improve the performance of miniature blood pumps.

Schematic of the blade tip region and blood pump rotor designs for flow control research
Schematic of the blade tip region and blood pump rotor designs for flow control research