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Our
Research O U
R M I S S I O N :
One of the primary
specific aims of our research is to study the biomechanics of normal and
pathological cartilage tissues as well as the functional evaluation of the
repaired and healing cartilage. In the TCL, similar interdisciplinary
approaches of engineering and biology are also applied to studies of various
musculoskeletal soft tissues, such as tendons, ligaments, and intervertebral
disc. The specific current
research projects include:
We also investigate the
following non-cartilage projects:
The TCL is equipped with
several custom-built apparatus and data-acquisitions instruments to measure
the biomechanical properties of cartilage tissues; they include confined
compression, unconfined compression, indentation, and torsion test devices,
and an ultrasound indentation device for cartilage testing. The TCL also has the basic
cell/tissue culture system, including a bio-safety cabinet, a Sanyo tissue
culture incubator, a centrifuge, and etc, and a Spectrometer for ELISA assay. The TCL also has a
video-imaging system consisting of a high resolution digital camera and a
high performance Olympus microscope, which is designed to measure the
deformation of soft tissue with a great accuracy. The TCL computer system
includes a PowerMac G5 workstation computer with dual processors and five
PCs, all connected to the internet through the high speed Tulane network.
Every cartiligian working in the TCL has an access to various supercomputers
and servers to workstations at the Center
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