Research Facilities

Orthopaedic Mechanobiology Lab- 3237 Kim Building

The OML is located on the third floor of the newly opened Jeong H. Kim Engineering building. Some of the equipment found in our lab includes:

• Tissue culture facility (6' BSC and incubator)
• Cold room/Environmental chamber
• Olympus IX81-DSU confocal microscope
• Bio-Rad real-time RT-PCR system
• Histology/immunohistochemistry processing stations
• 225 N Enduratec TestBench materials testing system
• 25 kN MTS Axial/ Torsional materials testing system

In addition, we have a small drill press and band saw available for in-shop machining and specimen preparation.

Bioengineering Shared equipment Lab- 3131 Kim Building

In addition to our primary laboratory equipment, the BioE shared equipment lab is located just down the hall. This lab serves as a shared resource for all bioengineering faculty, staff, and students. The shared lab features the following equipment:

• Bio-Rad digital gel documentation system
• NanoDrop spectrophotometer
• Multi-Detection microplate reader
• Common use cell culture facility
• -80°C Freezer (2)
• Autoclave
• De-ionized water dishwasher
• Microtome
• Tissue Processor
• Tissue embedder
• Ice Maker
• Nano-pure water filtration system
• Agilent Bioanalyzer

Additional Campus Resources

• Central Animal Resource Facility
• Engineering Machine Shops (3)
• Electronics & Materials shop
• Chemical Supply Store