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Animal Cell Bioreactor Laboratory
This laboratory contains a laminar flow hood, CO incubator, two-liter isolated low-shear bioreactor, one-liter column packed-bed bioreactor, and microscopes.

Biochemical Analytical Instruments
This laboratory contains a Sorval centrifuge, low-speed centrifuges, automated gas chromatographs with FID and TCD, automated HPLC with gradient capability and UV-VIS variable-wavelength and refractive index detectors, fluorescence spectrophotometer, and UV-VIS scanning absorbance spectrophotometer.

Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
This laboratory contains an apparatus for ionotropic gelation/microencapsulation, UV-VIS spectrophotometer, probe and bath sonicators, computer-linked scintillation counters, and state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment. Projects include joint research with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Ultrasound.

Center for Advanced Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
The center consists of (1) Polymer Synthesis Laboratory equipped with a nitrogen glove box, high- and low-temperature ovens, rotovaporators and a chemical hood; (2) Matrix Fabrication Laboratory equipped with a Sorval Ultracentrifuge and a lyophilizer; (3) Cell Culture Laboratory equipped with PCR facilities; a sterile laminar flow hood; -20° C, -70° C, and -150° C freezers; refrigerators; laptop and micro centrifuges; CO2 incubators; and a Zeiss microscope equipped with camera and video imaging/analysis system (Bioquant Histology software); (4) Instrumentation Laboratory consisting of a porosimeter, HPLC, GPC, Instron-5500 mechanical testing system, UV-VIS spectrophotometer, compression molding machine, and a goniometer.

Chemical Reactor Engineering Laboratory
This laboratory contains batch and continuous flow reactors, high-pressure Parr reactor with injection system, analytical facilities with various gas and liquid chromatographs, and Perkin Elmer FTIR system.

Chemical Sensor Laboratory
This laboratory contains facilities for biosensor fabrication, including stereo-microscope, micromanipulator, pipette pullers, sputter coaters, electrometers, picoammeters, real-time computer data acquisition systems, spectrum analyzer, and spectrophotometers.

Control Laboratory
This laboratory contains electronic, pneumatic, and microprocessor-based controllers; microcomputers; workstation computers; measuring elements for temperature, pressure, flow, pH, and composition; and simulation software packages.

Fermentation Laboratory
This laboratory contains a seven-liter Chemap fermentor, 14-liter NBS instrumented fermentor, and several one- and two-liter Virtis chemostats.

Multiphase Flow Laboratory
This laboratory contains couette viscometers, laser-doppler-anemometers, particle feeders and counters, and measuring devices for void-fraction and bubble size and flow.

Polymer Processing Laboratory
This laboratory contains a laboratory-scale screw extruder, melt flow dies, pressure monitoring devices, continuous take-up machines, compression molding devices, and polymer melt mixing apparatus.

Semiconductor Processing Laboratory
This laboratory contains a scanning electron microscope, mass spectrometer, optical emission spectroscope, photolithography equipment, plasma vacuum deposition system, dry etching system, chemical vapor deposition reactors, diffusion furnace, thin-film thickness monitoring system, and laminar hoods for handling semiconductor wafers.