Lab Resources
Microscopy
Our microscopy equipment includes a Leica Stellaris 5 confocal imaging platform equipped with a DMI8 microscope; a Phenom G6 ProX SEM with EDS, SED, and LUXOR gold sputter coater; a Laxco LMS-Z230P-MZ32 stereomicroscope with SeBaCam20C camera; a DMI3000B transmitted light microscope with CTR6000 motorized stage, DFC450C camera, and EL6000 fluorescent light source; an Agilent BioTek Cytation 5 cell imaging multi-mode reader with BioSpa 8 automated incubator; and a Fisher Scientific stereomicroscope.
Cell and Tissue Culture
Our tissue and cell culture equipment includes two Baker SterilGARD laminar flow hoods, several Fisherbrand Isotemp incubators, an Agilent BioTek Cytation 5 cell imaging multi-mode reader with BioSpa 8 automated incubator, table top centrifuges, dedicated refrigerators and freezers, a Thermo Scientific Locator 8 cryogenic storage vessel, and an Invitrogen Countess 3 automated cell counter.
Analytical
Our analytical capabilities include an Agilent 1260 Infinity II HPLC/GPC with UV-Vis DAD, paired with Wyatt miniDAWN MALS and Optilab dRI detectors. Additionally, we have a Thermo Scientific Vanquish HPLC with UV-Vis VWD. We also have a Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS50 FTIR spectrometer with dedicated ATR and a Malvern Zetasizer Pro Red Ultra DLS/ELS/NIBS/MALDS instrument. Our spectroscopy instruments include an Agilent Cary Series UV-Vis Spectrophotometer and a Molecular Devices FilterMax F5 Microplate Reader.
Material Processing
The material processing equipment includes: a Spectrum Labs KrosFlo tangential flow filtration system; several ovens for film processing (Binder, Thermo Lab-line vacuum oven); VirTis BenchTop Pro and Freezemobile 25 lyophilizers (for foams, sponges); FisherBrand UV crosslinker with adjustable height (254, 306, or 368 nm); a Specialty Coating Systems 6808P programmable spin coater; an Excella E24R shaker/incubator; and a PlasmaEtch Venus 50HF 13.56 MHz Plasma Cleaning/Etching System for surface modification, RIE, plasma cleaning, and plasma activation/functionalization/polymerization using oxygen, argon, and/or carbon tetrafluoride process gasses.
Material Characterization
The viscoelastic and mechanical characterization equipment includes aDV II + Pro Brookfieldviscometer, aTA Instruments DHR-2 Discovery HybridRheometer/Dynamic MechanicalAnalyzer, and a Mettler Toledo MJ33 moisture analyzer.
3D Printing
Our 3D printing capabilities include a Form 3 SLA 3D printer which we can use to design custom template molds for microneedle and biomaterial casting. Coming Soon- We will have a Nanoscribe Quantum X Bio 2-Photon Polymerization 3D printer, the most precise micro-scale 3D-printer currently available (with additonal live-cell/bioprinting capabilities)
Other Equipment
Our lab also contains a diverse series of other equipment including several high precision scales, pH and conductivity meters, Sorval X4R-Pro and Legend XFR refrigerated centrifuges, gel electrophoresis capabilities, Ultra-low temperature freezers, fridges, and freezers.
Core Facility Resources
In addition to the equipment in our lab, we have access to fantastic core facilities allowing us to perform NMR, histology (automated tissue processors/stainers, cryostats, microtomes), additional microscopy (LSC, Confocal, etc) and more.