Welcome to the BEAMS Lab
Welcome to the webpage for Bio-Engineering of Advanced Mechanical Systems (BEAMS) Laboratory at the Beckman Laser Institute, UC Irvine.
The BEAMS Lab was established by Dr. Elliot Botvinick in early 2007. Since then, the lab has taken on various projects to understand how intrinsic mechanical stresses on cellular microenvironments affect the behavior and molecular signaling cascades of those cells. The research here at the BEAMS Lab fall under various bio-engineering fields, including tissue engineering, biomaterials, molecular biology, biophotonics, and mechanotransduction.
The use of optical tweezers is a key component in understanding the intrinsic properties of the microenvironment. Optical tweezers use a focused laser beam to attract or repel dielectric objects. The BEAMS Lab primarily uses optical tweezers to trap microparticles as a means to study a variety of cellular and microenvironment systems.
Several projects are underway in the BEAMS Lab that utilize optical tweezers in conjunction with hydrogels,
To learn more about the projects and members of the BEAMS Lab, feel free to browse the remainder of this website!
Under Construction 11/7/11
The BEAMS Lab was established by Dr. Elliot Botvinick in early 2007. Since then, the lab has taken on various projects to understand how intrinsic mechanical stresses on cellular microenvironments affect the behavior and molecular signaling cascades of those cells. The research here at the BEAMS Lab fall under various bio-engineering fields, including tissue engineering, biomaterials, molecular biology, biophotonics, and mechanotransduction.
The use of optical tweezers is a key component in understanding the intrinsic properties of the microenvironment. Optical tweezers use a focused laser beam to attract or repel dielectric objects. The BEAMS Lab primarily uses optical tweezers to trap microparticles as a means to study a variety of cellular and microenvironment systems.
Several projects are underway in the BEAMS Lab that utilize optical tweezers in conjunction with hydrogels,
To learn more about the projects and members of the BEAMS Lab, feel free to browse the remainder of this website!
Under Construction 11/7/11