Wet Lab 1, located in MEB 2488 (350 sq ft) is equipped for culture, mechanical testing, molecular biology and microscopic analyses of cells and tissues.
Equipment includes:
- a Thermoforma incubator
- Nuaire laminar flow hood
- Olympus IX-71 inverted microscope with phase contrast
- DIC, and fluorescence
- Optronics Microfire color digital camera for microscopy (1600x1200x10fps)
- Corbett Research RotorGene Sequence Detection System for qPCR, 2 vibration isolation tables
- mini- and micro-centrifuges
- Bio-Tek multi-mode plate reader (Synergy HT) capable of absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence detection
- shaking water bath
- a custom apparatus for viscoelastic mechanical characterization of vascularized collagen gels
- refrigerator/freezer and electronic balance
Wet Lab 1 houses four PC computers (2 Athlon-based, 2 Pentium IV) and has desk space for two people.
