who joins us for her final project on gel mechanics!
One of the most damaging consequences of traumatic impact is the damage inflicted to the brain and other internal organs. Such trauma (traumatic brain injury) occurs without any significant damage (penetration) to the external structure (such as skull or helmet), and yet the violent elastic accelerations resulting from the shock can be extremely damageable and sometimes lethal.
Advertising the shock absorbing gels….A life saver developed jointly with Prof. Y. Eichen and Dr. G. Parvari (Schulich faculty of Chemistry) and prof. D. Rittel and Dr. Y. Rotbaum of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty.
