Acquisition of a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope for Research and Research Training in Nanoscale Engineering of Complex Fluids and Biomaterials

OIA-0116331 PI：SolomonAbstract PI和密歇根大学化学工程系、材料科学与工程系、生物医学工程系、电气与计算机工程系的六位同事正在申请资金购买一台共聚焦激光扫描显微镜。 这将加强他们在复杂流体和生物材料的纳米级工程方面的研究和研究培训。 该仪器的具体应用是：量化胶体晶体退火过程中的缺陷动力学，检测自组装蛋白质，观察细胞发育的微流体流动，以及促进微加工设备的有效设计。

OIA-0116331PI: SolomonAbstractThe PI and six colleagues in the Departments of Chemical engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan are requesting funds to purchase a confocal laser scanning microscope. This will enhance their research and research training in nanoscale engineering of complex fluids and biomaterials. Specifics proposed applications of the instrument are: to quantify defect dynamics during annealing of colloidal crystals, to detect self-assembled proteins, to observe microfluidic flows on cellular development, and to facilitate the efficient design of microfabricated devices.