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    Team Wire We Here
    • Alexandra Ferguson
    • Ramon Martinez
    • Michelle Kim
    • Phillip Montoya
    • Woojae Jang
    • Levi Rakes

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    Project Sponsor: Professor Frank Barnes

    The user faces the issue of not having a device that will quickly and easily make use of UV/Vis Spectroscopy to detect molecular compounds and other biological markers in fibroblasts and fibrosarcoma cells. This is primarily due to the inability of current UV/Vis Spectroscopy/Microscopy technology to be easily used in specific experimental applications.

    The B.O.S.S. solves these problems by offering real time imaging, spectral data acquisition, as well as temperature data to the user through the control of an easy to use GUI. The B.O.S.S. also allows the user to run up to two experiments at once, in case the user is interested in a comparative study. The B.O.S.S. works through the implementation of two optical probes that make use of UV/Vis technology to produce valuable spectral and imaging data. Each probe is able to be controlled by the user to ensure that the data captured is of the optimal quality possible. The entire system is synchronized to a real time clock, and all of the spectral/image/temperature data is displayed in the GUI as well as stored in memory with a timestamp for later use by the user. The entire B.O.S.S. system is controlled through the GUI, which runs on a computer connected to the system.

    The B.O.S.S. is specifically designed to be used by researchers in biological laboratories. The B.O.S.S. is designed specifically to function optimally in the environment controlled test chambers found in the University of Colorado’s biological laboratories, but due to the modular fiber optic design of the system, it can also be used in any other type of test chamber that will accommodate the system’s hardware. The B.O.S.S. solves the user’s problem of not being able to capture valuable real time information about a molecular biological experiment without interfering with the results of the experiment.