Research &Facilities

RESEARCH INTEREST

The following are the some of the ongoing research projects that the lab is currently pursuing

1. Plasma Surface Modification of 3D Printed Polymer Scaffolds.

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2. 3D Surface Patterning of Hydrogels for Contact Guidance

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RESEARCH FACILITIES

The laboratory for  Polymeric biomaterials is located on the Biomedical Engineering Department of Alabama State University. The BME department is equipped with the state-of-the-art characterization methods to perform high quality biomedical research. Some of the important facilities available to the department are as follows.

3D PRINTING FACILITIES

The BME Program is equipped with many different sophisticated 3D printers which can be utilized for 3D printing and 3D bioprinting. This gives the opportunity for the students to get trained in the advanced area of additive manufacturing. Some of the advanced facilities are listed below

1. CORNING MATRIBOT BIOPRINTER

2. CREATOR MAX  3D PRINTER

3. MAKERBOT METHOD 3D PRINTER

 4.DREMEL DIGILAB 3D PRINTER

5. ENVISION TECH BIOPLOTTER (A HIGHLY ADVANCED 3D BIOPRINTER)

6. MAKER BOT REPLICATOR  

FACILITIES FOR ENGINEERING NEW POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS

There are excellent facilities avialble for engineering novel polymeric biomaterials for different biomedical applications. Some of the important facilities and polymer charcterization facilities available  are listed below

1. TA INSTRUMENTS DISCOVERY SERIES RHEOMETER

2. PHENOM XL BENCH TOP SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

3. TA INSTRUMENTS TGA 5500

4.THERMOSCIENTIFIC HAAKE MINICTW MICRO-CONICAL TWIN SCREW COMPOUNDER

5. MTS CRITERION MODEL 42 MECHANICAL TESTING SYSTEM

6. TA INSTRUMENTS DISCOVERY SERIES DMA 850

7. HEIDOLPH ROTATORY EVAPORATOR

8. THERMOSCIENTIFIC HAAKE MINIJET II PISTON INJECTION MOULDING MACHINE

9. HARRICK PLASMA CHAMBER PDC-001-HP, SURFACE MODIFICATION DEVICE

FACILITIES FOR BIOLOGICAL TESTING OF MATERIALS

There are excellent facilities avialble for conducting the biological evlauation of the engineered polymeric biomaterials for different biomedical applications. Some of the important facilities are listed below

1. THERMOSCIENTIFIC ISOTEMP CRYOGENIC FREEZER

2. THERMOSCIENTIFIC REVCO ULTRA-LOW FREEZER

3. BIOSAFETY CABINETS

4. BIOTEK CYTATION 3 CELL IMAGING MULTIMODE READER (An ADVANCED IMAGING SYSTEM FOR CELLS)

5. BOKEL CO2 INCUBATOR

6. BECKMAN COULTER ULTRACENTRIFUGE