Lab Capabilities
Fabrication
Biofabricator Loom
Woven scaffolding
Laser Cutting Fabrication
Cutting or engraving of acrylic, metal, Mylar, or polycarbonate
Fiber Extrusion
Varible thickness with PLGA, PLA, PLG, or PCL
One Shot Extruder
Extrusion through die for desired shape
Carver Press
12 ton hydraulic press
Spin Coater
Uniform thin film polymer coatings
Electrostatic Bead Generator
Hydrogel beads and encapsulation
Mechanical Testing
Materials Strength Testing
Compression and tensile testing
Differential Scanning Calorimeter
10°C - 400°C calorimeter
Pulverizer
Crushes material without need for freezing
Chemical Detection
Gas Chromatography
100 meter column. Able to detect isomers. Configured to detects fatty acids
Biochemistry Analyzer
Glucose, Lactate, Glutamine, Glutamate, Xylose, Ethanol, Methanol, Sucrose, Galactose, Lactose, Choline, and H2O2.
96 well plate capable
Karl Fischer
Moisture Sensor
Moisture detection as low as 10 ppm. 10mg sample size
Gene/Protein Detection
Real-Time PCR System
Thermocycler for 96 well plates
Nanodrop Spectrophotometer
DNA, RNA and protein quantifier. 2ul sample size
PCR Workstation
UV sterilized area for PCR work
Western Blotting
Quantitative western blot for protein quantification.
UV Gel Imaging System
UV transilluminator
Cell Culture Test Equipment
Flowcytometer
Cell counting and conformational identification. 96 well capable
Culture Plate Spectrophotometer
Absorbance and Fluorescent 96 well plate spectrophotometer (250-900nm)
Fluorescent
Microscope with Camera
Inverted microscope with fluorescent excitation and filters. Digital capture
Scepter Cell Counter
Rapid cell counting for trypsinized cells
Cell Sonication Scepter
Cell disrupter for 0.2 to 50ml of liquid
Cell Culture Equipment
Biological Safety Cabinets
Four BSL1 cabinets,
One BSL2 cabinet
Cell Culture Incubators
Five 37°C CO2 Incubators
Roller Bottle Incubator
Variable speed culture rotator
-80 C Freezers
Electric powered freezers
Liquid Nitrogen Cryostorage
Two cell line storage containers
