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2016
Capstone Project: Mouse Eye Injection Fixture
The student team designed and built a high precision apparatus for positioning an ultra-fine glass injection needle into the eye of an anesthetized research mouse using computer control and video microscopy.
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Alex Fowler
Team:
Ryan Quern (Leader), Mechanical Engineering
Ramzi Bechara, Bioengineering
John Jones, Mechanical Engineering
Nolan Fraine, Mechanical Engineering
Sponsor:
Dr. Kameran Lashkari, Schepens Eye Research Institute
Abstract:
The student team designed and built a high precision apparatus for positioning an ultra-fine glass injection needle into the eye of an anesthetized research mouse using computer control and video microscopy.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering