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=Project Information=
 
=Project Information=
  
==[[Objective]]==
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''Emily Suter'', Class of 2011, Department of Biological Engineering
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20.345 Final Project, Spring Semester 2011
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''Ed Boyden'', mentor
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''Steve Wasserman'' and ''Steven Nagle'', Professor and lab instructors
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==[[Objectives]]==
 
To create a functioning cell printer and optimize its parameters.
 
To create a functioning cell printer and optimize its parameters.
  
 
==[[Key Project Elements]]==
 
==[[Key Project Elements]]==
 
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Device creation and experimentation.
* '''Cell Culture''' - Locate robust, small, fluorescent cells
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* '''Cartridge Alteration''' - Adapt the ink cartridges to be biocompatible
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* '''Software''' - Alter printer drivers have appropriate patterning and current for drop formation
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* '''Intergration''' - Combining all the above elements into a functioning machine!
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==[[Weekly Progress Reports]]==
 
==[[Weekly Progress Reports]]==
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Work performed and risks identified along the way.
  
==[[Coursework]]==
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=[[Other Coursework]]=
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Optical trapping and PSF evaluation.

Revision as of 09:20, 19 May 2011

Project Information

Emily Suter, Class of 2011, Department of Biological Engineering 20.345 Final Project, Spring Semester 2011 Ed Boyden, mentor Steve Wasserman and Steven Nagle, Professor and lab instructors


Objectives

To create a functioning cell printer and optimize its parameters.

Key Project Elements

Device creation and experimentation.

Weekly Progress Reports

Work performed and risks identified along the way.

Other Coursework

Optical trapping and PSF evaluation.