The Hancock Lab, the Anderson Lab, and the Tien lab make up the Penn State (PSU) team, and their expertise encompasses biomedical engineering, biophysics, cell biology, and biochemistry. They are joining forces to explore ways to produce bioethanol more efficiently from lignocellulose (also called lignocellulosic biomass).
Single-molecule microscopy techniques facilitate direct study of molecular mechanisms, enabling leaps in understanding surrounding how viruses assemble, disassemble, and interact with their hosts.
A team of Duke University researchers aimed to study how viruses move through the epithelial space, including mucus and the periciliary layer, before bonding to tissue. They required a specialized microscope to observe this process in a lung-mimicking tissue culture model.
William O. Hancock of Penn State University breaks down the design and application of two multi-modal microscopes built around the Mad City Labs RM21® single-molecule microscope.
The RM21® microscope is suitable for a variety of microscopy and nanoscopy methods. Each of the four standard models has been engineered for precision alignment and stability for advanced microscopy.
