Radiography
Digital Radiography System, Faxitron Model UltraFocus100
Location: BJCIH 11506
Contact: Michael Brodt
Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
Faxitron Model UltraFocus100
Location: BJCIH 11506
Contact: Michael Brodt
MicroCT – post mortem
Scanco uCT50 (Supported by NIH S10OD028573)
Location: BJCIH 11506
Contact: Michael Brodt
MicroCT – in vivo
Scanco VivaCT40
Location: BJCIH 11506
Contact: Michael Brodt
X-ray Microscope
Zeiss Xradia Versa520 High Resolution/NanoCT
Location: Couch Bldg., WU Center for Cellular Imaging (WUCCI)
Contact: Peter Bayguinov, PhD
Mechanical Testing
Instron 8841 (200 lb, servohydraulic), Instron ElectroPuls E10000 (10000 N, electromechanical), Instron ElectroPuls E1000 (1000 N, electromechanical); Test Resources 160T1-10 Torsion Tester (10Nm and 0.2Nm); Infrared motion capture system
Location: BJCIH 11518
Contact: Simon Tang or Michael Brodt
Muscle Physiology
Aurora Scientific 1300A 3-in-1 Whole Animal System for Mice (for the measurement of in-vivo and ex-vivo muscle contractility in mice)
Aurora Scientific 1400A Permeabilized Fiber System; Microscope Mountable (for the measurement of active and passive properties of isolated permeabilized myofibers with temperature controlled, 8-well movable bath plate)
For in vitro and in vivo testing of muscles in mice, please contact Dr. Gretchen Meyer (https://pt.wustl.edu/research/integrative-muscle-physiology/)
314-286-1425
meyerg@wustl.edu