Fall 2024
- 11/21/2024: Prof. Lihua Lou has been invited as a speaker for ASEC 2024 (Dec. 04-06): The 5th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences. Free registration: https://lnkd.in/eB965Ytu
- 11/19/2024: Welcome two Master students, Aditya Chauhan and Siddardha Achanta, to join NBM² Lab.
- 11/10/2024: Prof. Lihua Lou has been selected as one of the finalists for the ASED Young Investigator Award at the AVS 2024 Conference!
- 11/04/2024: Prof. Lihua Lou delivered a presentation: Advanced EMI Shielding with Quantum Dots and 2D Nanomaterial Enhanced Dual Polymer Fiber Films, for the American Vacuum Society AVS70 Conference, thanks to the invitation from the Advanced Surface Engineering Section Committees.
- 10/25/2024: Prof. Lihua Lou’s Creative Inquiry project – 3D Printed Nature-Inspired Polymeric and Architected Materials: Bridging Functionality and Innovation is Approved! Project 2555. If you are a sophomore, junior, or senior undergraduate interested in participating in the project, please contact Prof. Lihua Lou as soon as possible.
- 09/15/2024: Welcome research scholar Sumit Suryakant Kolte to join NBM² Lab.
- 08/30/2024: Prof. Lihua Lou delivered a seminar for the Mechanical Engineering department titled “Biomechanics and Nanomanufacturing: Integrated Imaging Techniques for Cardiac Biomechanics and Quantum Dot-Embedded Electrospun Fiber Innovations.”
- 08/15/2024: Welcome Ph.D. student Ashfaqul Hoque Khadem to join NBM² Lab.
- 08/15/2024: TheNanoBio Mechanics & Manufacturing (NBM²) Lab is established.
Atomic Force Microscope
Electrospinning Device
Other small tools (Prof. Lou’s lab)
- UltiMaker 3D filament printer
- Vacuum pump and filtration distillation apparatus
- Digital binocular microscope (40x – 2500x)
- pH and Conductivity Tester
- High Precision Analytical balance (0.0001 g)
- Centrifuge machine, 300 – 4500 rpm
- Flatbed cutting plotter
Clemson Resource
Clemson University Advanced Materials Research Laboratory (AMRL)
The Clemson University Advanced Materials Research Laboratory (AMRL) is an innovative campus and technology park located in Anderson, South Carolina. It is a state-of-the-art facility that houses internationally recognized research programs in optoelectronics, chemistry, and materials science. It also houses one of the nation’s most outstanding electron microscopy facilities and a professional staff that provides services to private industry and academic clients. Many electron microscopy facilities such as SEM, TEM, EBSD, EDX, XRD, and FIB play a key role in Professor Liu’s research.
Clemson Composite Center
Clemson Composites Center is a full-spectrum research and development facility with state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure for Design & Engineering, Material Development, Manufacturing, and Characterization.
Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Campus
The Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Campus (CUBEInC) is an ecosystem for translating technological innovation for the enhancement of healthcare and education. CUBEInC contains 30,000 square feet of wet lab, office and conference room space as well as a full-service cadaver lab located on the 4th floor of Prisma Health Upstate’s Patewood Memorial Medical Campus. It’s home to world class researchers from Clemson University’s Department of Bioengineering, renowned Prisma clinicians, medical technology / life sciences start-up companies and two National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBREs).
The Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering
The Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering (IBIOE) is a South Carolina-based interdisciplinary research and educational unit, spanning each of the Clemson University colleges. Our mission is to develop state-of-the-art systems for solving practical and clinically relevant problems through strategic interdisciplinary research partnerships and unique educational initiatives. Lab capabilities include fabrication, mechanical testing, chemical detection, gene/protein detection, cell culture test equipment, and cell culture equipment. Focus areas are advanced biomaterials, tissue fabrication and instrumentation, and tissue simulation.
Electron Microscopy
Electron Microscopy Facility has several state-of-art high-resolution transmission electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, and a combined Focused Ion Beam microscope. Our goal is to provide the best microscopy and analytical services to our faculty and industrial collaborators. The multi-use facility, located 3.5 miles north of I-85 on SC 187 in Anderson, attracts clients from aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, textile, electronics, environmental and medical industries. To use the instrumentation, email a facility staff member who will coordinate one-on-one training and then facilitate your registration on an online scheduling platform.