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Buoyancy and Drag on Immersed Bodies
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2023
Source: Alexander S Rattner and Sanjay Adhikari; Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Objects, vehicles, and organisms immersed in fluid mediums experience forces from the surrounding fluid in the form of buoyancy- a vertical upward force due to fluid weight, drag- a resistive force opposite the direction of motion, and lift- a force perpendicular to the direction of motion. Prediction and characterization of these forces is...
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2025
This video demonstrates T cell isolation from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using the functionalized buoyancy-activated cell sorting (BACS) technology. The isolation technique involves the positive selection of CD3+ T cells by labeling the cells with biotinylated anti-CD3 antibodies and separating the antibody-bound cells using streptavidin-bound microbubbles.
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Buoyancy
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2025
When an object is placed in a fluid, it either floats or sinks. All objects in a fluid experience a buoyant force. For example, a metal ball sinks, while a rubber ball floats. Similarly, a submarine can sink and float by adjusting its buoyancy. The concept of buoyancy raises several interesting questions. For instance, where does this buoyant force come from? How much buoyant force is required to make an object sink or float? Do objects that sink get any support at all from the fluid? To get...
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A Buoyancy-based Method of Determining Fat Levels in Drosophila
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Here we present a method to measure organismal fat levels in the third instar (L3) larval stage of Drosophila melanogaster. This method exploits the comparatively low density of fat tissue to differentiate between larvae with altered fat stores. Buoyancy-based analysis is a valuable tool for rapid, reproducible, and economical screening.
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An Experimental and Finite Element Protocol to Investigate the Transport of Neutral and Charged Solutes across Articular Cartilage
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We propose a protocol to investigate the transport of charged and uncharged molecules across articular cartilage with the aid of recently developed experimental and numerical methods.
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The decisive balance depends on the density of the displaced liquid relative to the object. When those effective densities match, the upward buoyant force equals the object’s downward weight, so the net force approaches zero. With no resulting vertical acceleration, the object does not acquire a tendency to rise or sink.
Adding or removing dissolved material changes the liquid mixture’s density, which changes the buoyant force produced by a given displaced volume. If the mixture becomes less closely matched to the object, the force balance is disturbed and vertical motion can result. Density measurements therefore guide controlled adjustment of the solution.
Neutral buoyancy represents the balance point between the two directional outcomes. A density mismatch produces an unbalanced relationship between buoyant force and weight, giving the object a tendency to move vertically. At the matched condition, that directional tendency disappears, allowing researchers to examine buoyancy without continuous rising or sinking.
Preparation begins with a liquid mixture and an immersed object whose buoyancy will be examined. Researchers add or remove dissolved material while measuring the mixture’s density, then compare that value with the object’s effective density. Continued adjustment establishes the controlled condition needed for testing mass, volume, and buoyancy.
These experiments provide controlled conditions for examining how mass and volume relate to buoyancy. Because the liquid density is deliberately adjusted and measured, researchers can focus on the force balance rather than an uncontrolled fluid environment. The resulting setup supports laboratory demonstrations and investigations of fluid mechanics.
Applications extend across aquatic biology, hydrodynamics, underwater equipment, and laboratory demonstrations of fluid mechanics. In each setting, the controlled density relationship helps examine how an immersed object behaves in a liquid. The approach is especially useful when researchers need to study buoyancy while limiting vertical motion caused by an unequal force balance.