The Tissue Engineering lab is dedicated to research in tissue mechanics. This facility is being used to conduct testing on tissue samples to develop mathematical models to describe how tissues deform under various loading schemes. The mathematical models are numerically intensive so the lab is equipped with a set of clustered workstations to conduct the necessary calculations. The numerical models being developed will become the basis for future finite element analysis (FEA) packages. These FEA packages will provide engineers with the ability to understand human and animal organ function and create new medical devices for improving life. Also, the lab provides the necessary material property data for those models.
Equipment
- Custom tissue testing apparatus
- Ten clustered workstations
- Biological microscope with image capture
- Hand tools
