Prof. Andreas Wierschem

Chair of Fluid Mechanics (LSTM)

Research projects

Fluid mechanics: Flow-induced onset of particle motion Nonlinear dynamics in film flows other topology
Automizing of spray dryers Miniaturizing heat exchangers in building ventilation
Deep sea mining
Replacing hydraulic testing by pneumatic testing
Rheology: Solutions of biopolymers and DNA at high shear rates Shear-induced changes of DNA Shear-induced polymer degradation
A new approach to nonlinear polymer solutions
Impact of anti-cancer drugs on cell mechanics
DMA of soft gels 3D bioprinting
Load & adhesion limits of cells
High pressure: Pressure-induced phase transitions of edible fats and their mechanical impact

Current projects

Verbundprojekt: Entwicklung von Technologien für den vertikalen minimalinvasiven Tiefseebergbau (DSS); Teilprojekt Lehrstuhl für Strömungsmechanik (LSTM) der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)

Overall project: Entwicklung von Technologien für den vertikalen minimalinvasiven Tiefseebergbau (DSS)
Term: 1. June 2021 - 31. May 2024
Funding source: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi)

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Recent publications

2023

Büyükurgancı, B., Basu, S.K., Neuner, M., Guck, J., Wierschem, A., & Reichel, F. (2023). Shear rheology of methyl cellulose based solutions for cell mechanical measurements at high shear rates. Soft Matter. https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sm01515c

2022

Bashir, K.M.I., Lee, S., Jung, D.H., Basu, S.K., Cho, M.G., & Wierschem, A. (2022). Narrow-gap Rheometry: A Novel Method for Measuring Cell Mechanics. Cells, 11(13). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11132010
Chakniramol, S., Wierschem, A., Cho, M.-G., & Bashir, K.M.I. (2022). Physiological and Clinical Aspects of Bioactive Peptides from Marine Animals. Antioxidants, 11(5). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox11051021
Lee, S., Bashir, K.M.I., Jung, D.H., Basu, S.K., Seo, G., Cho, M.-G., & Wierschem, A. (2022). Measuring the linear viscoelastic regime of MCF-7 cells with a monolayer rheometer in the presence of microtubule-active anti-cancer drugs at high concentrations. Interface Focus, 12(6). https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2022.0036
Topic, N., Rodríguez Agudo, J., Luzi, G., Czech, F., & Wierschem, A. (2022). Shear-induced motion of a bead on regular substrates at small particle Reynolds numbers. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 946. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.633

2021

Dakhil, H., Basu, S.K., Steiner, S., Gerlach, Y., Soller, A., Pan, S.,... Wierschem, A. (2021). Buffered λ-DNA solutions at high shear rates. Journal of Rheology, 65(2), 159-169. https://dx.doi.org/10.1122/8.0000136
Porde, A., Roßbach, A., Ferstl, P., Gillig, S., Werr, F., de Ligny, D., & Wierschem, A. (2021). Melting Curves of Triolein Polymorphs. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, 98, 211-219. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12428

2020

Pillei, M., Kofler, T., Wierschem, A., & Kraxner, M. (2020). Intensification of uniflow cyclone performance at low loading. Powder Technology, 360, 522-533. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2019.09.011

Related Research Fields

Biomaterials

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