Lab Director / Associate Professor
Michael P. Kinzel
Computational fluid dynamics, multiphase flow, rotorcraft and hypersonic aerodynamics
completed2021–2022
Lens-Free Imaging of Microfluidic Bone Cell Activity in Altered Gravity
Development of lens-free imaging (LFI) methods to measure microfluidic fluid flow and its effect on bone cell activity under altered-gravity conditions, including a suborbital flight demonstration.
- Sponsor
- NASA (subcontract IMEC); Florida High Tech Corridor (FHTC); UCF Office of Research Commercialization (ORC)
- Funding
- $139,993 + $51,898
- Collaborators
- IMEC
Team
Related Publications
2026
Characterizing UV Resin Curing With Additives Under Simulated Microgravity for In-Space Manufacturing
P Jantananont, E Förster, M Kinzel, S Raghavan
AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, 1047, 2026
2026
A Novel Bone Shield to Improve Skeletal Health during Space Exploration and for Disuse Conditions on Earth
F Wei, C Ngo, CJ Neal, E Kolanthai, JD Schwartzman, M Omer, J Dore, et al.
Advanced Healthcare Materials 15 (16), e03961, 2026
2026
A Novel Bone Shield to Improve Skeletal Health during Space Exploration and for Disuse Conditions on Earth (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 16/2026)
F Wei, C Ngo, CJ Neal, E Kolanthai, JD Schwartzman, M Omer, J Dore, et al.
Advanced Healthcare Materials 15 (16), e71074, 2026
2026
Effects of containerless curing through in situ characterization with acoustic levitation to advance manufacturing of nanocomposites in microgravity
P Jantananont, E Levenson, C Benmore, M Kinzel, S Raghavan
Journal of visualized experiments, 2026
2024
The Effects of Microgravity on the Development of Osteoporosis
JT Asiatico, MP Kinzel, M Coathup
AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 1553, 2024
2023
A novel approach for the prevention of ionizing radiation-induced bone loss using a designer multifunctional cerium oxide nanozyme
F Wei, CJ Neal, TS Sakthivel, Y Fu, M Omer, A Adhikary, S Ward, KM Ta, et al.
Bioactive materials 21, 547-565, 2023
2023
The effect of omega-9 on bone viscoelasticity and strength in an ovariectomized diet-fed murine model
M Omer, C Ngo, H Ali, N Orlovskaya, VS Cheong, A Ballesteros, et al.
Nutrients 15 (5), 1209, 2023
2023
A novel multifunctional radioprotective strategy using P7C3 as a countermeasure against ionizing radiation-induced bone loss
F Wei, ZK Tuong, M Omer, C Ngo, J Asiatico, M Kinzel, AS Pugazhendhi, et al.
Bone research 11 (1), 34, 2023
2022
Omega-9 modifies viscoelasticity and augments bone strength and architecture in a high-fat diet-fed murine model
M Omer, H Ali, N Orlovskaya, A Ballesteros, VS Cheong, K Martyniak, et al.
Nutrients 14 (15), 3165, 2022
2022
Changes in interstitial fluid flow, mass transport and the bone cell response in microgravity and normogravity
F Wei, K Flowerdew, M Kinzel, LE Perotti, J Asiatico, M Omer, C Hovell, et al.
Bone research 10 (1), 65, 2022
2022
A Study of Microfluidic Device Geometries on Fluid Instabilities
S Le Henaff, T Peterson, C Hovell, J Mares, M Coathup, V Reumers, et al.
Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting 85840, V002T04A013, 2022
2022
A Model to Study Microscale Bone Flows in Microgravity
T Peterson, S Le Henaff, J Delgado, J Mares, C Hovell, M Coathup, et al.
75th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2022
2021
A study of microgravity on fluid instabilities in microfluidic domain
S Le Henaff, M Kinzel, M Coathup, V Reumers, C Hovell, J Mares
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, T08. 005, 2021