Our vascular phantom mimics the injection site of two different catheters in both the carotid artery and the cephalic vein. All vessels and holding jigs were developed using an SLA printer with clear resin.
To start, a glycerin-water solution is heated in an initial reservoir to human body temperature and flows through the vessels via a peristaltic pump. The desired vessel is connected and positioned in the jig such that two plane viewing of the nanoparticle injection site is possible. A syringe pump pushes the nanoparticles through the catheter and out via the injection site. The nanoparticles and glycerin-water solution is discarded into a waste reservoir.
See the Final Report for all CAD models and a detailed description of the process.