Archive from the Spring 2002 semester.

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Table of Contents

• Project Overview.
• Project Status.
• Progress Report Archive.
• Project Timeline.
• Presentations and Reports.
• Contact Information.

Project Overview

Our Client, Karen Downs, Ph.D., is studying the formation of blood vessels in mouse allentoli. This requires cell cultures to be kept at 37 degrees, with 6% CO₂ . Currently the cultures can be removed from the incubator long enough to photograph under a microscope. The team is working to develop a device to keep the allentoli at the proper conditions that could be used on the stage of Karen's microscope. This would permit continuous monitoring.

More information about the project

Information about the incubator design and prototype

Other information can be found in the reports and presentations below.

The team:

Pictured below, from right to left

• Tom Pearce - Team Leader

• Eric Birkenender - BSAC

• Brad Baum - Communicator

• Andy VanDeWeghe - BWIG
  

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Project Status

May 10, 2002- The final report and poster presentation conclude the semester's work. A prototype incubator has been built, but problems with calibration and obtaining a consistant seal are still being eliminated. Work may continue this summer and next semester, but this web page will no longer be updated unless another BME design group takes up the project.

As before, information about the project and the team's solution can be found at the project description, the design details, and the presentations and reports.

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Progress Report Archive.

• 1/25/02 - 2/5/02
• 2/6/02 - 2/12/02
• 2/13/02 - 2/19/02
• 2/20/02 - 2/26/02
• 2/27/02 - 3/5/02
• 3/6/02 - 3/12/02
• (no reports over spring break)
• 4/2/02 - 4/9/02
• 4/10/02 - 4/16/02
• 7/17/02 - 4/23/02
• 4/24/02 - 4/30/02
• 5/1/02 - 5/7/02
  

Current PDS

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Project Timeline

1/25/02: First class meeting, pick projects
2/01/02: Meet with client, obtain overview of the project
2/08/02: Begin brainstorming, begin PDS, set semester-long agenda
2/15/02: Continue brainstorming, finalize PDS, discuss ideas
2/22/02: research, narrow design possibilities
3/01/02: design work
3/08/02: begin mid-semester paper, design work continues
3/15/02: design specifics worked out
3/22/02: mid-semester presentation, turn in written report
(Spring break)
4/05/02: finish design details, prototype
4/12/02: work on prototype
4/19/02: work on prototype
4/26/02: complete prototype
5/02/02: work on final presentation, paper
5/10/02: final presentation

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Presentations and Reports

• Mid-Semester Presentation Slides (~404 K)

• Mid-Semester Report (pdf) (~320 K)

• Final Report (pdf) (~335 K)

• Final Poster (pdf) (~570 K)

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Contact Information

Tom Pearce - Team Leader
Eric Birkenender - BESAC
Brad Baum - Communicator
Andy VanDeWeghe - BWIG

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