Mechanical Testing Chamber for Cell
All cells in the body exist in a mechanically active environment. This team will design and build a sterile chamber that can be used to test different types of mechanical stress on various cell types.
Instructor:
Description:
Cells in a body constantly experience different types of mechanical stresses that are important regulator of normal development and growth. Wrong mechanical cues can lead to diseased conditions in humans. To study these conditions, we need a device that can recreate different types of mechanical stress that cells experience in vivo such as fluid shear stress and cyclic stretch. After testing, cells would be evaluated using cell and molecular biology techniques. This device needs to be reusable, sterilizable, and easily manipulated to meet cell culture needs.
Relevant Technologies:
- Engineering design
- Computational modeling
- Cell and molecular biology
- CAD,
- Engineering drawings
- Computation modeling
Pre-requisite knowledge/skills:
- Computer Programming