Our Sand Box – Equipment

Nikon Ti Eclipse Microscope

An inverted microscope equipped with a motorized stage, Perfect Focusing System, and Andor camera. We use Nikon Elements software. A Tokai Hit stage-top incubator allows for environmental control of the sample. This system runs on Nikon Elements software and allows for live cell imaging and fluorescence microscopy.

 

Nikon Ti Eclipse Microscope 2

An inverted microscope equipped with a manual stage.

 

Malvern Panalytical Kinexus Ultra+ rheometer

A stress-controlled rheometer for squishing all sorts of materials. We have multiple geometries including cone-and-plate, parallel-plate, and concentric cylinder setups.

 

We are members of the Syracuse BioInspired Institute and the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute.