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The client needs a holding chamber to house between one and six zebrafish during a CT microscan. The zebrafish holding chamber should minimize all movement of the zebrafish for approximately twenty minutes during the CT imaging process. After this process, the zebrafish must remain alive and available for future CT imaging processes.
This is the micro CT scanner that will be used to image the zebrafish
Here is a picture of the fish we named "30 Minute Bob" since he was the fish in the longest of our timed trials. No worries, none of the fish were harmed in our testing.
Our presentation on 3/5 was very sucessful and we have now completed our preliminary design report. We have selected a final design and our next objective is to build and test a prototype.
We have now ordered materials from McMaster-Carr:
We ordered a 12" x 24" sheet of plexiglas as well as acrylic glue. We also ordered a new type of cuvette for testing.
We received a sample of the semi-micro cuvette from Perfector Plastics, it is shown here in the middle
This cuvette (middle) has the advantage of being able to hold the zebrafish still in the front (thinner) section of the cuvette as shown in this picture.
We have built and tested a final prototype and now will be presenting our final presentation on Friday April 30, 2004.
This is a pic of the final prototype.
The project was a success! This picture is a 3-D image from the micro CT scanner, you can clearly see the x-ray image of the fish.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | September 3 | Meet with client to discuss design requirements |
| 2 | September 10 | Research, brainstorm, and develope PDS. |
| 3 | September 17 | Research, brainstorm, and develope PDS. |
| 4 | September 24 | Brainstorm and writeup final 3 project ideas |
| 5 | October 1 | Finalize 3 design specifications; start Powerpoint Presentation |
| 6 | October 8 | Finish Powerpoint Presentation: Present 3/5 |
| 7 | October 15 | Finish Preliminary Design Report |
| 8 | October 22 | Spring Break |
| 9 | October 29 | Formal Meeting - Intellectual Property and Business Ethics |
| 10 | November 5 | Meet with client and order materials |
| 11 | November 12 | Aquire Materials and start prototype construction |
| 12 | November 19 | Continue prototype construction - aquire materials |
| 13 | November 26 | Continue prototype construction and test with zebrafish in the CT scanner |
| 14 | December 3 | Recontstruct prototype and test in micro CT scan. Presentation 4/30 |
| 15 | December 10 | Finish the final paper and turn all deliverables in. |
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Mid Semester Presentation (Jan 4 2004, 7577 kb) |
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Mid-Semester Report with PDS (Jan 10 2004, 788 kb) |
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Final Presentation (Jan 29 2004, 5238 kb) |
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Final Design Report with PDS (Jan 2 2004, 1810 kb) |
