What is Parallel plate: Definition and 275 Discussions

A parallel-plate fluid flow chamber is a benchtop (in vitro) model that simulates fluid shear stresses on various cell types exposed to dynamic fluid flow in their natural, physiological environment. The metabolic response of cells in vitro is associated with the wall shear stress.
A typical parallel-plate flow chamber consists of a polycarbonate distributor, a silicon gasket, and a glass coverslip. The distributor, forming one side of the parallel-plate flow chamber, includes inlet port, outlet port, and a vacuum slot. The thickness of the gasket determines the height of the flow path. The glass coverslip forms another side of the parallel-plate flow chamber and can be coated with extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, vascular cells, or biomaterials of interest. A vacuum forms a seal to hold these three parts and ensures a uniform channel height.Typically, the fluid enters one side of the chamber and leaves from an opposite side. The upper plate is usually transparent while the bottom is a prepared surface on which the cells have been cultured for a predetermined period. Cell behavior is viewed with either transmitted or reflective light microscope.

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    Electrostatics - parallel plate capacitor

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    Parallel Plate Capacitor Connected to Battery: Answers

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    What is the Charge and Error in a Parallel Plate Capacitor?

    A capacitor with capacitance of C = 8.5±1 μF has a potential difference of V = 4.5±0.4 Volts. What are the charge on the capacitor and the error in this value, in μC? To find charge I just use Q = C*V correct? And how do I calculate the error? Thank you!
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    J"Calculating Work for Charging a Parallel Plate Capacitor

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    I hope that helped.How to Find Energy Stored in a Parallel-Plate Capacitor?

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    Magnetism, Displacement Currents and Parallel Plate Capacitors

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    Velocity of a particle in a parallel plate, electric field problem

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    A parallel plate capacitor is constructed such that there are two different dielectric materials in between the plates, each occupying half the space in between . Still this capacitor can be modeled as a simple parallel plate capacitor with same total area A, plate separation d, but with an...
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    Finding the electric field magnitude in a parallel plate compacitor.

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    Calculate Surface Charge Densities for Parallel Plates

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